Abstract

Zherikhinia matobai Yasukawa sp. nov., a member of the subfamily Nanophyinae (Coleoptera, Brentidae), is described from the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan. It is the second species of this genus known. Zherikhinia distylia Alonso-Zarazaga, 1989 and Z. matobai can be easily distinguished by the body color (Z. matobai is reddish-brown and glossy) and the femoral teeth (Z. matobai has one large tooth and a smaller, grain-like tooth).

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