A new species of Autocrates (Coleoptera: Trictenotomidae) revealed by DNA barcoding and morphological evidence

Pages	269-276
DOI	10.37520/aemnp.2024.018
Keywords	Coleoptera, Tenebrionoidea, Trictenotomidae, Autocrates, new species, DNA barcoding, phylogeny, Vietnam, Oriental Region
Type of Article	Peer-reviewed
Citation	CHO, Hee-Wook a KIM, Kang-Rae. A new species of Autocrates (Coleoptera: Trictenotomidae) revealed by DNA barcoding and morphological evidence. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. Prague: National Museum, 2024, 64(2), 269-276. DOI: https://doi.org/10.37520/aemnp.2024.018. ISSN 0374-1036 (print) 1804-6487 (online). Also available from: https://www.nm.cz/en/periodicals/acta-entomologica-musei-nationalis-pragae/64-2/a-new-species-of-autocrates-coleoptera-trictenotomidae-revealed-by-dna-barcoding-and-morphological-evidence

Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae | 2024/64/2

Autocrates soni sp. nov. is described from Vietnam based on morphological and molecular evidence. This beetle is characterised by reddish-brown pubescence on its ventral side and much shorter setae on its femora compared to the closely related species Autocrates vitalisi Vuillet, 1912. The validity of this new species is strongly supported by DNA barcode data from all known species of the genus Autocrates.

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