Taxonomy of the genus Microichthyurus Pic (Coleoptera, Cantharidae, Chauliognathinae), with descriptions of nine new species from China
The genus Microichthyurus Pic, 1919, from China and its adjacent areas is reviewed. M. robusticeps Pic, 1923 (Laos and Vietnam), is redescribed. Nine new species are described from southern China, including M. falcatus sp. nov., M. quadratus sp. nov., M. crassicornis sp. nov., M. niger sp. nov., M....
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| description | The genus Microichthyurus Pic, 1919, from China and its adjacent areas is reviewed. M. robusticeps Pic, 1923 (Laos and Vietnam), is redescribed. Nine new species are described from southern China, including M. falcatus sp. nov., M. quadratus sp. nov., M. crassicornis sp. nov., M. niger sp. nov., M. tertius sp. nov., M. guangxiensis sp. nov., M. flavipennis sp. nov., M. bimaculatus sp. nov., and M. strictipennis sp. nov. These species are illustrated with habitus and genital segments of both sexes, as well as aedeagi. Four species groups are defined, and each is provided with a key for species identification and a distribution map. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-35fd1fe770a849328045a2ff837241b32025-08-20T03:24:59ZengPensoft PublishersDeutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift1860-13242025-06-01721275610.3897/dez.72.145885145885Taxonomy of the genus Microichthyurus Pic (Coleoptera, Cantharidae, Chauliognathinae), with descriptions of nine new species from ChinaHanqing Lin0Haoyu Liu1Xingke Yang2Yuxia Yang3Hebei UniversityHebei UniversityChinese Academy of SciencesHebei UniversityThe genus Microichthyurus Pic, 1919, from China and its adjacent areas is reviewed. M. robusticeps Pic, 1923 (Laos and Vietnam), is redescribed. Nine new species are described from southern China, including M. falcatus sp. nov., M. quadratus sp. nov., M. crassicornis sp. nov., M. niger sp. nov., M. tertius sp. nov., M. guangxiensis sp. nov., M. flavipennis sp. nov., M. bimaculatus sp. nov., and M. strictipennis sp. nov. These species are illustrated with habitus and genital segments of both sexes, as well as aedeagi. Four species groups are defined, and each is provided with a key for species identification and a distribution map.https://dez.pensoft.net/article/145885/download/pdf/ |
| spellingShingle | Hanqing Lin Haoyu Liu Xingke Yang Yuxia Yang Taxonomy of the genus Microichthyurus Pic (Coleoptera, Cantharidae, Chauliognathinae), with descriptions of nine new species from China Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift |
| title | Taxonomy of the genus Microichthyurus Pic (Coleoptera, Cantharidae, Chauliognathinae), with descriptions of nine new species from China |
| title_full | Taxonomy of the genus Microichthyurus Pic (Coleoptera, Cantharidae, Chauliognathinae), with descriptions of nine new species from China |
| title_fullStr | Taxonomy of the genus Microichthyurus Pic (Coleoptera, Cantharidae, Chauliognathinae), with descriptions of nine new species from China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Taxonomy of the genus Microichthyurus Pic (Coleoptera, Cantharidae, Chauliognathinae), with descriptions of nine new species from China |
| title_short | Taxonomy of the genus Microichthyurus Pic (Coleoptera, Cantharidae, Chauliognathinae), with descriptions of nine new species from China |
| title_sort | taxonomy of the genus microichthyurus pic coleoptera cantharidae chauliognathinae with descriptions of nine new species from china |
| url | https://dez.pensoft.net/article/145885/download/pdf/ |
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