2022•Journal of Tropical ColeopterologyOpen access

Notes on Therates alboobliquatus (Horn, 1909) (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) from Taiwan and description of two new subspecies

Tzong-Jenq Lin, Jürgen Wiesner, Dresdener Ring 11, D-38444 Wolfsburg, Germany.

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Two new subspecies of Therates alboobliquatus (Horn, 1909), amisi new subspecies and fangi new subspecies are described. An identification key of all subspecies of alboobliquatus is given. The subspecies are distinguished by the shape of the midline on the elytra. The distribution of the subspecies corresponds to the regional climatic patterns of Taiwan.

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Key concepts: Subspecies, French horn, Key (lock), Identification (biology), Geography, Zoology, Biology, Ecology