To be or not to be a subspecies: description of Saperda populnea lapponica ssp. n. (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) developing in downy willow (Salix lapponum L.)

A new subspecies of the European cerambycid Saperda populnea (Linnaeus, 1758) is described: Saperda populnea lapponica ssp. n. based on specimens from Scandinavia. The male genitalia characters were examined and found to provide support for this separation, as well as differences i...

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Main Authors: Henrik Wallin, Torstein Kvamme, Johannes Bergsten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2017-08-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=12880