Review of the genus Cavelerius (Heteroptera: Blissidae) with descriptions of three new species from China and Southeast Asia

Cuiqing Gao, Yu Zhou

Pages	113-132
DOI	10.37520/aemnp.2021.008
Keywords	Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Lygaeoidea, Blissidae, new species, new record, China, India, Southeast Asia
Citation	GAO, Cuiqing a ZHOU, Yu. Review of the genus Cavelerius (Heteroptera: Blissidae) with descriptions of three new species from China and Southeast Asia. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. Prague: National Museum, 2021, 61(1), 113-132. DOI: https://doi.org/10.37520/aemnp.2021.008. ISSN 0374-1036 (print) 1804-6487 (online). Also available from: https://www.nm.cz/en/periodicals/aemnp/61-1/review-of-the-genus-cavelerius-heteroptera-blissidae-with-descriptions-of-three-new-species-from-china-and-southeast-asia

Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae | 2021/61/1

The species of the genus Cavelerius Distant, 1903 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Lygaeoidea: Blissidae) are reviewed based on re-examination of the type images. A total of thirteen species are recognized in this genus, including three new species: Cavelerius nigrivena sp. nov. from Thailand and Laos; Cavelerius parvimaculatus sp. nov. from Thailand, and Cavelerius yunnanensis sp. nov. from China: Yunnan. Cavelerius tinctus (Distant, 1903) is newly recorded from China, and Cavelerius antennatus Slater & Miyamoto, 1963 is newly recorded from India: Meghalaya. A key to all known species of Cavelerius is provided.

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