| Publication Type: | Book Chapter |
| Year of Publication: | 2003 |
| Authors: | M. Meregalli |
| Editor: | M. Hartmann, Baumbach H. |
| Book Title: | Biodiversity and natural heritage of the Himalaya. |
| Pagination: | 323-335 |
| Publisher: | Verein der Freunde und Foerderer des Naturkundemuseums Erfurt, e.V. |
| ISBN Number: | 3-00-011451-3 |
| Keywords: | Falsanchonus bhaktai, Falsanchonus emeishanicus, Falsanchonus leptus, Falsanchonus phoenicopterus, Falsanchonus roggeroi, Falsanchonus schawalleri |
| Abstract: | The genus Falsanchonus Zherikhin, 1987 is revised. It is assigned to the tribe Aminyopini, based on the appendiculate claws and female genitalia. The following new species are described: F. phoenicopterus n. sp. (China), F. emeishanicus n. sp. (China), F. bhaktai n. sp. (India: Darjeeling, Sikkim; Nepal), F. roggeroi n. sp. (India: Darjeeling), F. leptus n. sp. (Nepal), F. schawalleri n. sp. (Nepal). The genus Microplinthus Zherikhin, 1987 is transferred from the tribe Molytini, subtribe Typoderina to the tribe Aminyopini and the following new combinations for species originally described in the genus Leptanchonus Morimoto, 1982 are established: Microplinthus major (Zherikhin, 1987) and Microplinthus minor (Zherikhin, 1987). |
Taxonomic name:
Falsanchonus bhaktai (Alonso-Zarazaga & Lyal, 1999 (amended)), Falsanchonus emeishanicus (Alonso-Zarazaga & Lyal, 1999 (amended)), Falsanchonus phoenicopterus (Alonso-Zarazaga & Lyal, 1999 (amended)), Falsanchonus leptus (Alonso-Zarazaga & Lyal, 1999 (amended)), Falsanchonus schawalleri (Alonso-Zarazaga & Lyal, 1999 (amended)), Falsanchonus roggeroi (Alonso-Zarazaga & Lyal, 1999 (amended))