Notes on the genus Anomala SAMOUELLE, 1819 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Rutelinae) in Vietnam and neighboring regions: eight new species and faunistic records Author Zorn, Carsten Author Kobayashi, Hirokazu Author Wada, Kaoru text Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology 2017 67 2 325 352 journal article 10.21248/contrib.entomol.67.2.325-352 0005-805X 5742448 F2CE9642-9537-46FF-BA3F-5D4148AC1A0B Anomala iwasei MIYAKE, 1994 Distribution : China , Laos , Vietnam (new country record) . Specimens examined : Holotype : , Samneua Laos 20.VI.91 | Holotype : Anomala iwasei Y. MIYAKE, 1994 ( RIEB ) . Additional material: 1 , 3 , N. VIETNAM – Lao Cai prov. , Van Ban dist. Van Ban Nature Reserve (at light) (~ 1000 m ) 23.-26.V.2011 , L. Bartolozzi , S. Bambi , F. Fabiano , E. Orbach leg. ( MZUF ); 1 , LAOS north, 5-11.V.1997 20 km NW Louang Namtha N21°09.2.E 101°18.7 alt. 900+- 100 m . M. Strba & R. Hergovits leg. ( VMPC ) . Remarks : Anomala iwasei was originally described from Laos (Sam Neua) and occurs in Yunnan , China ( LIN 1996a ). Herein, we provide the first record of this species from Vietnam , where it interestingly occurs sympatrically with its very close relative A. sapa MIYAKE, 1994 in Lào Cai Province .