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Kaneko &amp; Wada
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,
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locality.
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.
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(
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,
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:
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“[
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] / Puncak Palopo, / C.
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. /
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. / KIYOSHI ANDO leg.”
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(
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“Puncak, Palopo / VI—VII, 1989 /
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”;
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: “
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/
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/
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/ 30 31. XII, 1999 / N
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.
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Ohbayashi leg.”;
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,
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: same data as holotype.
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are preserved in the RIEB and EUM
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.
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Description of the
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(
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).
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Body shape ovoid, slightly bent laterally.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BFD5440FFFEFFA437C591ADAFF7FC8F" blockId="1.[151,1437,474,2013]" pageId="1" pageNumber="427">Color almost blackish-brown with a sparkly green gloss; legs black with green vitreous luster; antennomeres 15 dark orange, antennal club, maxillary palpi, and labial palpi black; elytra black with four reddish-brown maculae, including a pair of wide, elongated maculae in the anterior 1/4 and encircling scutellar shield, and remaining two maculae in the posterior 1/4 at a near apico-sutural angle; marginal membrane pale brown.</paragraph>
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Pronotum approximately 1.4 times as wide as long, sides weakly constricted in the posterior half, then strongly curved and strongly converging in the anterior half; anterior angles acute and protrude strongly; posterior angles rectangular; disc with dense granulose texture and a pair of oblique depressions in the middle to anterior part of the lateral sides, furnished with sparse short appressed yellowish-white scaly hairs (
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in length) along the anterior to posterior angles; all marginal lines are complete.
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Scutellar shield rounded triangle, densely rugoso punctured, covered with appressed yellowish-white scaly hairs (
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in length).
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Propygidium roughly rugoso punctured; disc furnished with dense fringe of appressed yellowish-white scaly hairs (
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in length) along posterior margin.
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Pygidium weakly convex and apex broadly rounded; disc densely rugoso-reticulately punctured throughout, with dense appressed yellowish-white scaly hairs (
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in length), transforming into a concentric arrangement at the apex.
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Mesoventrite roughly rugoso punctured and covered with sparse appressed white setae (
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in length). Mesoventral process short, compressed between mesocoxae, slightly projecting upward in lateral view; apex rounded and rimmed in ventral view.
</paragraph>
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Abdominal ventrites covered with rugoso-reticulate punctures, with a sparse transverse band of yellowish-white scaly hair (
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in length) in the middle, transforming laterally into dense long yellowish-white scaly hair (
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in length); ventrite 5 approximately as long as combined width of ventrites 3 and 4.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BFD5440FFFEFFA437C595F5AF50F823" blockId="1.[151,1437,474,2013]" pageId="1" pageNumber="427">
Legs with bidentate protibia, proximal tooth very weak and situated close to the apical tooth; pro-, meso-, and metafemur with sparse yellowish-white scaly hair (
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in length); protarsomere 14 almost equal in length; inner protarsal claw strongly curved and incised apically, upper branch spiniform, lower branch broad and obliquely truncated; outer mesotarsal claw incised at apex, upper branch spiniform; metatarsal claws very unequal, with outer claws approximately 1.5 times thicker and 1/3 longer than inner claws.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BFD5440FFFEFFA437C59481AFFFF86B" blockId="1.[151,1437,474,2013]" pageId="1" pageNumber="427">
Aedeagus curved in lateral view, shape simple as shown in
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. Parameres almost symmetrical, with each lobe narrowly sinuate at the apex, and multiple sparse long reddish setae at the apex.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B9368852FFFDFFA737959590AA40F910" bold="true" box="[151,314,1678,1702]" pageId="2" pageNumber="428">FIGURES 19.</emphasis>
Habitus of
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<emphasis id="B9368852FFFDFFA736AD9590AA82F910" box="[431,504,1678,1702]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="428">Malaia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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(
<emphasis id="B9368852FFFDFFA735049591A961F910" box="[518,539,1679,1702]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="428">M</emphasis>
.)
<emphasis id="B9368852FFFDFFA735329590A908F910" box="[560,626,1678,1702]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="428">medea</emphasis>
Kaneko &amp; Wada
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,
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(16) and
<emphasis id="B9368852FFFDFFA733129591AF56F910" box="[1040,1068,1679,1702]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="428">M.</emphasis>
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(
<emphasis id="B9368852FFFDFFA7333B9591AF34F910" box="[1081,1102,1679,1702]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="428">M</emphasis>
.)
<emphasis id="B9368852FFFDFFA733619590AFB0F910" box="[1123,1226,1678,1702]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="428">simulatrix</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFD329B1FFFDFFA733D29590AE37F911" author="Heller, K. M." box="[1232,1357,1678,1703]" pageId="2" pageNumber="428" pagination="289 - 306" refId="ref4902" refString="Heller, K. M. (1892) Die mit der Ruteliden - Gattung Singhala Burm. verwandten Gattungen und Arten. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, 1891 (2), 289 - 306." type="journal article" year="1892">Heller, 1892</bibRefCitation>
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♂ from Pulau Peleng, Sulawesi (79). 1, holotype, dorsal view; 2, holotype, ventral view; 3, holotype, lateral view; 4, paratype, dorsal view (color variability); 5, allotype, dorsal view; 6, allotype, ventral view; 7, specimen from RIEB, dorsal view; 8, the same, ventral view; 9, the same, lateral view. Scale: 5.0 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BFD5440FFFDFFA737C5945FA811F8C9" blockId="2.[151,1437,1856,2027]" pageId="2" pageNumber="428">
<emphasis id="B9368852FFFDFFA737C5945FAA5FF8ED" bold="true" box="[199,293,1857,1883]" pageId="2" pageNumber="428">Female.</emphasis>
Pygidium strongly convex. Abdominal ventrite 5 shorter than combined width of ventrites 3 and 4. Apical tooth of protibia long and spatulate; proximal tooth stout.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BFD5440FFFDFFA737C59497AF05F871" blockId="2.[151,1437,1856,2027]" pageId="2" pageNumber="428">
<emphasis id="B9368852FFFDFFA737C59497AA04F815" bold="true" box="[199,382,1929,1955]" pageId="2" pageNumber="428">Measurements.</emphasis>
Males (n = 6): total body length
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(
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:
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), total body width 3.24.0 mm (
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:
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). Females (n = 2): total body length 7.37.4, total body width 3.84.0.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BFD5440FFFDFFA637C594CEAB86FF63" blockId="2.[151,1437,1856,2027]" lastBlockId="3.[151,1437,151,861]" lastPageId="3" lastPageNumber="429" pageId="2" pageNumber="428">
<emphasis id="B9368852FFFDFFA737C594CEAA88F85C" bold="true" box="[199,498,2000,2026]" pageId="2" pageNumber="428">Morphological variation.</emphasis>
Elytra color varies from dark blue to spotted reddish-brown on black. The reddishbrown maculae present as four maculae or two elongated maculae formed by connecting anterior and posterior maculae.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C35807CBFFFCFFA637C593C0A9EEFDAF" pageId="3" pageNumber="429" type="diagnosis">
<paragraph id="8BFD5440FFFCFFA637C593C0A9EEFDAF" blockId="3.[151,1437,151,861]" pageId="3" pageNumber="429">
<emphasis id="B9368852FFFCFFA637C593C0AAB5FF4E" bold="true" box="[199,463,222,248]" pageId="3" pageNumber="429">Differential diagnosis.</emphasis>
The newly described species is similar to
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<emphasis id="B9368852FFFCFFA634B193C1A8B0FF4E" box="[947,970,223,248]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="429">M</emphasis>
. (
<emphasis id="B9368852FFFCFFA634E193C1A880FF4E" box="[995,1018,223,248]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="429">M</emphasis>
.)
<emphasis id="B9368852FFFCFFA6331093C1AFFEFF4F" box="[1042,1156,223,249]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="429">simulatrix</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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,
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) from Bangkai,
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. However, this species is readily distinguishable from
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<emphasis id="B9368852FFFCFFA634FB921DAF6AFEAA" box="[1017,1040,259,284]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="429">M</emphasis>
. (
<emphasis id="B9368852FFFCFFA6332E921DAF39FEAA" box="[1068,1091,259,284]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="429">M</emphasis>
.)
<emphasis id="B9368852FFFCFFA6335C921DAFAAFEAB" box="[1118,1232,259,285]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="429">simulatrix</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by the following characteristics: 1) sparkly luster of pronotum, with strong oblique impression on each side.
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<emphasis id="B9368852FFFCFFA633989239AF91FEF7" box="[1178,1259,295,321]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="429">Malaia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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(
<emphasis id="B9368852FFFCFFA633FE9239AE69FEF6" box="[1276,1299,295,320]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="429">M</emphasis>
.)
<emphasis id="B9368852FFFCFFA632299239AEE7FEF7" box="[1323,1437,295,321]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="429">simulatrix</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
displays less sparkly luster, with weaker oblique impression; 2) protibial proximal tooth very weak, whereas, in
<taxonomicName id="4C422FC3FFFCFFA637959271AA10FE3F" authorityName="Heller" authorityYear="1892" box="[151,362,367,393]" class="Insecta" family="Rutelidae" genus="Malaia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="3" pageNumber="429" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="simulatrix" subGenus="M.">
<emphasis id="B9368852FFFCFFA637959271ABD4FE3E" box="[151,174,367,392]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="429">M</emphasis>
. (
<emphasis id="B9368852FFFCFFA637CA9271ABA5FE3E" box="[200,223,367,392]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="429">M</emphasis>
.)
<emphasis id="B9368852FFFCFFA637FA9271AA10FE3F" box="[248,362,367,393]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="429">simulatrix</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, it is well developed; 3) mesotibia are slender (length: width = 4.5:1) as compared to
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<emphasis id="B9368852FFFCFFA632469271AE21FE3E" box="[1348,1371,367,392]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="429">M</emphasis>
. (
<emphasis id="B9368852FFFCFFA632779271AEF6FE3E" box="[1397,1420,367,392]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="429">M</emphasis>
.)
<emphasis id="B9368852FFFCFFA63795928DAA73FE1B" box="[151,265,403,429]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="429">simulatrix</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(length: width = 3.5:1); 4) metatibia are slender (length: width = 3.8:1) as compared to
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<emphasis id="B9368852FFFCFFA633CD928DAF9CFE1A" box="[1231,1254,403,428]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="429">M</emphasis>
. (
<emphasis id="B9368852FFFCFFA633FF928DAE6EFE1A" box="[1277,1300,403,428]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="429">M</emphasis>
.)
<emphasis id="B9368852FFFCFFA63229928DAEE7FE1B" box="[1323,1437,403,429]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="429">simulatrix</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(length: width = 3:1); 5) width of abdominal ventrites
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the male is shorter than those of
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<emphasis id="B9368852FFFCFFA633AB92A9AFBAFE66" box="[1193,1216,439,464]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="429">M</emphasis>
. (
<emphasis id="B9368852FFFCFFA633D592A9AF94FE66" box="[1239,1262,439,464]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="429">M</emphasis>
.)
<emphasis id="B9368852FFFCFFA6320792A9AE0DFE67" box="[1285,1399,439,465]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="429">simulatrix</emphasis>
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; 6) abdominal ventrite hairs are very sparse; 7) development of the mesoventral process is weak compared to
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<emphasis id="B9368852FFFCFFA6324792C5AE26FE42" box="[1349,1372,475,500]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="429">M</emphasis>
. (
<emphasis id="B9368852FFFCFFA6327792C5AEF6FE42" box="[1397,1420,475,500]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="429">M</emphasis>
.)
<emphasis id="B9368852FFFCFFA6379592E1AA73FDAF" box="[151,265,511,537]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="429">simulatrix</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; 8) aedeagus is distinctly different.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C35807CBFFFCFFA637C5913DAE31FD33" pageId="3" pageNumber="429" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="8BFD5440FFFCFFA637C5913DAE31FD33" blockId="3.[151,1437,151,861]" pageId="3" pageNumber="429">
<emphasis id="B9368852FFFCFFA637C5913DAA34FD8B" bold="true" box="[199,334,547,573]" pageId="3" pageNumber="429">Etymology.</emphasis>
The new species is named after “Medea”, a character in Greek mythology. In Latin, “Simulatrix” is synonymous with “Circe”, who is also a character in Greek mythology, suggested to be a sister or aunt to Medea. The present species and
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<emphasis id="B9368852FFFCFFA636AB9175AABAFD32" box="[425,448,619,644]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="429">M</emphasis>
. (
<emphasis id="B9368852FFFCFFA636D59175AA8CFD32" box="[471,502,619,644]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="429">M.</emphasis>
)
<emphasis id="B9368852FFFCFFA635049175A902FD33" box="[518,632,619,645]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="429">simulatrix</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are closely similar, so we named it
<emphasis id="B9368852FFFCFFA6330B9175AF5AFD32" box="[1033,1056,619,644]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="429">M</emphasis>
.
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(
<emphasis id="B9368852FFFCFFA633359175AF34FD32" box="[1079,1102,619,644]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="429">M</emphasis>
.)
<emphasis id="B9368852FFFCFFA633649175AFD5FD33" box="[1126,1199,619,645]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="429">medea</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2053529FFFCFFA633BF9175AE3DFD33" box="[1213,1351,619,645]" pageId="3" pageNumber="429" rank="species">new species</taxonomicNameLabel>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C35807CBFFFCFFA637C59190A852FD1C" box="[199,808,654,682]" pageId="3" pageNumber="429" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8BFD5440FFFCFFA637C59190A852FD1C" blockId="3.[151,1437,151,861]" box="[199,808,654,682]" pageId="3" pageNumber="429">
<emphasis id="B9368852FFFCFFA637C59190AA1BFD1E" bold="true" box="[199,353,654,680]" pageId="3" pageNumber="429">Distribution.</emphasis>
<collectingCountry id="F35514D0FFFCFFA636659191AAA2FD1F" box="[359,472,655,681]" name="Indonesia" pageId="3" pageNumber="429">Indonesia</collectingCountry>
:
<collectingRegion id="49869AA2FFFCFFA636E19191A932FD1F" box="[483,584,655,681]" country="Indonesia" name="Sulawesi Utara" pageId="3" pageNumber="429">Sulawesi</collectingRegion>
(
<taxonomicName id="4C422FC3FFFCFFA635559191A866FD1C" authority="Selatan" authorityName="Selatan" box="[599,796,655,682]" class="Insecta" family="Rutelidae" genus="Malaia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="3" pageNumber="429" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sulawesi">Sulawesi Selatan</taxonomicName>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C35807CBFFFCFFA637C591ADA835FCEB" pageId="3" pageNumber="429" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8BFD5440FFFCFFA637C591ADA835FCEB" blockId="3.[151,1437,151,861]" pageId="3" pageNumber="429">
<emphasis id="B9368852FFFCFFA637C591ADAA41FD7B" bold="true" box="[199,315,691,717]" pageId="3" pageNumber="429">Remarks.</emphasis>
The present species has the following characteristics of the subgenus
<taxonomicName id="4C422FC3FFFCFFA6334291ADAFEBFD7B" authorityName="Heller" authorityYear="1892" box="[1088,1169,691,717]" class="Insecta" family="Rutelidae" genus="Malaia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="3" pageNumber="429" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B9368852FFFCFFA6334291ADAFEBFD7B" box="[1088,1169,691,717]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="429">Malaia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
: 1) the posterior margin of the pronotum is rounded in an arch or truncated anterior to the scutellar shield; 2) in lateral view, the semicylindrical mesoventral process protrudes from the mesocoxa forward, but not downward. Thus, we distinguished this species as belonging to the subgenus
<taxonomicName id="4C422FC3FFFCFFA635649001A9CDFC8F" authorityName="Heller" authorityYear="1892" box="[614,695,799,825]" class="Insecta" family="Rutelidae" genus="Malaia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="3" pageNumber="429" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B9368852FFFCFFA635649001A9CDFC8F" box="[614,695,799,825]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="429">Malaia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. However, we consider the above characteristics to be unstable. In the future, the definition of subgenera may need to be revised.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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