title: A new species of soft-winged flower beetles of the genus Platyebaeus Wittmer, 1995 (Coleoptera, Cleroidea, Malachiidae) from Philippines.
abstract: A new malachiid species of the genus Platyebaeus Wittmer is described: P. quirinicus sp. n., from the Sierra Madre mountain range in Quirino province, Luzon Island, Philippines. Figures of male habitus, elytral apical third profile, genitalia, and a map showing the type locality are given for the new species. A determination key to the 3 species belonging to Platyebaeus is also provided.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animal, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Frunze Street, 11, Novosibirsk 630091, Russia.; Email: sch-sch@mail.ru.
authors.forename: Sergei E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Tshernyshev
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D010679:Philippines