title: Discovery of a new species of the brachyelytrous net-winged beetle genus Alyculus (Coleoptera: Lycidae) from Peninsular Malaysia.
abstract: The net-winged beetle genus Alyculus Kasantsev is reported from Peninsular Malaysia for the first time and a new species, A. malaypeninsularis sp. nov., is described and illustrated. An expanded identification key to Alyculus males is provided and the biology and distribution of the species are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Corresponding author; The Kyushu University Museum, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 812-8581 Japan.; Email: taka_naok@yahoo.co.jp.
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Palacky University, 17. listopadu 50, 771 46 Olomouc, Czech Republic; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Ladislav
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bocak
authors.affiliation: Centre for Insect Systematics, School of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Idris Abd
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Ghani
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology; D008296:Malaysia; D008297:Male; D013045:Species Specificity