A new species of the genus Mescirtes Motschulsky, 1863, (Coleoptera: Scirtidae: Scirtinae) from Vietnam, with a species list of the world Author Yoshitomi, Hiroyuki Author Klausnitzer, Bernhard text Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 2016 2016-07-01 64 123 126 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.5354966 2345-7600 5354966 E896CFED-E3B9-47D3-B72B-C52B490EF762 Mescirtes wasungenensis Klausnitzer , replacement name Prionocyphon ( Orientoprionocyphon ) herthae Klausnitzer, 2009: 106 . Mescirtes herthae : Ruta, 2010: 58 ; Klausnitzer, 2012: 201 [additional description]. Specimens examined. 1 Female ( BPBM ), “ LAOS : Vientian Prov. Ban Van Eue 15 May 1967 ”, “native collector RONDON – BISHOP MUS. COLLECTION” ; 1 female ( BPBM ), ditto but collecting date “ 15 January 1967 ” ; 1 female ( Fig. 4 : EUMJ ), “[LA5] Phou Samsoum , Xieng Khouang Prov. , 23–27 May 2013 , N19 08.663 E103 48.083 , 2157 m, H. Yoshitomi leg. by FIT” ; 1 ex. ( EUMJ ), “ LAOS Ban Saleui , Houa Phan Prov. Alt. ca 1,400 –1,500 m 20~24. VI , 2003 N. Ohbayashi ” ; 1 ex. ( EUMJ ), “ LAOS Mt. Phu- Pan Houa Phan Prov. Alt. ca 1,700 –1,800 m 17–20 June 2003 N. Ohbayashi ” ; 1 male , 1 female and 2 exs. ( Fig. 3 ; BPBM ), “ THAILAND Chiangmai Prov. ; Doi Suthep 1–5 April 1958 ”, “ T . C. Maa Collector BISHOP ” ; 1 male ( Fig. 2 ; BPBM ), “ THAILAND Chiang mai Prov. ; Doi Stuthep 1–5 April 1958 ”, “ T . C. Maa Collector BISHOP ” . Distribution. Laos , Thailand (new record). Remarks. Mescirtes wasungenensis is proposed as a replacement name for for Prionocyphon ( Orientoprionocyphon ) herthae Klausnitzer, 2009 , a junior secondary homonym of Scirtes herthae Klausnitzer, 2005 , now that both species are placed in the genus Mescirtes Motschulsky, 1863 . This replacement name is authored by B. Klausnitzer only and should be cited as Mescirtes wasungenensis Klausnitzer in Yoshitomi & Klausnitzer. The specimens collected from Thailand ( Figs. 2, 3 ) have different elytral maculation pattern from that of Laosian specimens ( Fig. 4 ). After close examination of male genitalia, we concluded that these are infraspecific variation.