A new genus and subtribe of bark beetles (Coleoptera, Scolytinae), from Udzungwa Mountains, Tanzania
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https://doi.org/10.17159/2254-8854/2025/a21923Keywords:
aedeagus, liana, proventriculus, taxonomy, Udzungwa MountainsAbstract
Udzungwana bispinosa, gen. et sp. n. is described from Tanzania and placed in a new corthyline subtribe Udzungwanina, subtribus n. Although this new subtribe lacks a single diagnostic character, the combination of characters makes it unique both within Corthylini and among other tribes. The new taxon is associated with dead hanging lianas in a tropical rain forest.
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