G. it. Ent., 7 (36): 73-77
April 30, 1994
A new bristly Aesalus from peninsular Thailand
(Coleoptera, Lucanidae)
by
KUNIO ARAYA, MASAFUMI MATSUI, JARUJIN NABHITABHATA, SOMSAK PANHA
Abstract - A new species of the genus Aesalus, whose dorsal surface is solely covered with scattered stick-like bristles, is described from a lowland forest of peninsular Thailand. This new species, named Aesalus dharma sp. nov., closely resembles A. yongi, a lowland species of Malaysia, but can be distinguished from the latter by the different male genitalia.
