Acta Societatis Zoologicae Bohemicae

Palpistela aldoi sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Alleculinae: Alleculini), the second species of the genus from Vietnam

Vladimír Novák

A new species of Alleculini – Palpistela aldoi sp. nov. from North Vietnam (Tam Dao in Vinh Phuc Province) is described, illustrated including male genitalia and compared with habitually similar species P. hoanglienica Novák, 2020 known from North Vietnam (Lao Cai Province).

Keywords: taxonomy, new species, description, Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Alleculinae, Alleculini, Palpistela, North Vietnam, Oriental Region

Novák V. 2025: Palpistela aldoi sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Alleculinae: Alleculini), the second species of the genus from Vietnam. Acta Societatis Zoologicae Bohemicae 89(3–4): 153–157.

Published: 30. 12. 2025.

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