Hava J. 2020. New species and records of the genus Thaumaglossa Redtenbacher, 1867 (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae) from South East Asia // Euroasian Entomological Journal. Vol.19. No.3: 148–150 [in English].

Daugavpils University, Institute of Life Sciences and Technology, Department of Biosystematics, Vienоbas Str. 13, Daugavpils LV-5401 Latvia; Private Entomological Laboratory and Collection, Ryznerova 37, CZ-252 62 Unetice u Prahy, Praha-zapad, Czech Republic. E-mail: jh.dermestidae@volny.cz

ABSTRACT. Two dermestid beetle species, Th. mentawaiana sp.n. from Siberut Island of Indonesia and Th. sausai sp.n. from Laos and Thailand, both belonging to Thaumaglossa hilleri species group, but differ by the structure of their antennae and male genitalia, are described, illustrated and compared with related species. Two species are also recorded in the region for the first time, namely Th. pacholatkoi Hava, 2015 for Java Island of Indonesia, and Th. panda Herrmann et Hava, 2015 for the Hubei province of China.

KEY WORDS: Taxonomy, new species, new records, Coleoptera, Dermestidae, Thaumaglossa, Oriental Region.

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