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A new species of Amystax Roelofs, 1873 endemic to the mountainous area of the Yakushima World Natural Heritage site, Kyushu, Japan

2020; Q15088586; Volume: 4732; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.11646/zootaxa.4732.3.12

ISSN

1175-5334

Autores

Hiroaki Kojima, Takeshi Yôro,

Tópico(s)

Biological Control of Invasive Species

Resumo

Amystax urara Kojima and Yôro, sp. nov. is described from the mountainous area of the Yakushima World Natural Heritage island, Kyushu, southwestern Japan. Adult weevils were captured on leaves of Pieris japonica var. yakushimensis and Buxus microphylla var. japonica (Ericaceae and Buxaceae, respectively). This is the second species of this genus known from the island.

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