Research reveals two new species of the genus Subprotelater in Borneo, highlighting their distribution in Malaysia.
The elaterid genus Subprotelater, the sole genus within the subfamily Subprotelaterinae, is known to include five species distributed across Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, and New Caledonia. In this study, we describe two new species, Subprotelater lambirensis sp. nov. and Subprotelater miriensis sp. nov., from Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia, marking the first record of this genus in Malaysia. Additionally, we summarize information from previous reports on the known species and present an identification key.
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