Malthodes sp.

Švihla, Vladimír & Mifsud, David, 2006, Annotated review of the Cantharidae and Malachiidae (Coleoptera) of the Maltese Islands, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 46, pp. 89-105 : 95

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5176714

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3570639-FFDA-FF9F-FD9D-CB3DFE14FCB1

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scientific name

Malthodes sp.
status

 

Malthodes sp.

Material examined. MALTA: 2 exs. ( DMZM): Migra Ferha, 2.iv.2004, leg. D. Mifsud.

Comments. These two females without yellow apical spots on elytra differ strongly both from apterous females of M. cameroni , which also lack the elytral spots, and from bigger and much paler females of M. bifurcatus . Additional specimens including males are needed for their reliable identification.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Cantharidae

Genus

Malthodes

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