Pelecotoides sinicus, a new species of ripiphorid beetle from east China (Ripiphoridae, Ptilophorinae)

The ripiphorid genus Pelecotoides Laporte, 1833 is distributed primarily throughout the Southern Hemisphere, with approximately 72 species. Although exhibiting robust species richness, only one Pelecotoides species, P. tokejii (Nomura & Nakane, 1959), has been recorded from Asia.Herein,...

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Main Authors: Lan-Xing Jiang, Yuchen Zhao, Xiu-Min Li, Zhao Pan
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Published: Pensoft Publishers 2025-07-01
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description The ripiphorid genus Pelecotoides Laporte, 1833 is distributed primarily throughout the Southern Hemisphere, with approximately 72 species. Although exhibiting robust species richness, only one Pelecotoides species, P. tokejii (Nomura & Nakane, 1959), has been recorded from Asia.Herein, Pelecotoides sinicus Jiang & Pan sp. nov. is described and illustrated from Zhejiang and Fujian, China, representing the second Asian species of Pelecotoides. This new species can be easily distinguished from P. tokejii by its sexually dimorphic antennae.
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spelling doaj-art-e5aa91dfbb9d48d0b770eb29d3ff8d062025-08-20T03:13:18ZengPensoft PublishersBiodiversity Data Journal1314-28282025-07-01131910.3897/BDJ.13.e158408158408Pelecotoides sinicus, a new species of ripiphorid beetle from east China (Ripiphoridae, Ptilophorinae)Lan-Xing Jiang0Yuchen Zhao1Xiu-Min Li2Zhao Pan3Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application of Hebei Province, School of Life Sciences, Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Hebei UniversityKey Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application of Hebei Province, School of Life Sciences, Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Hebei UniversityKey Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application of Hebei Province, School of Life Sciences, Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Hebei UniversityKey Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application of Hebei Province, School of Life Sciences, Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Hebei UniversityThe ripiphorid genus Pelecotoides Laporte, 1833 is distributed primarily throughout the Southern Hemisphere, with approximately 72 species. Although exhibiting robust species richness, only one Pelecotoides species, P. tokejii (Nomura & Nakane, 1959), has been recorded from Asia.Herein, Pelecotoides sinicus Jiang & Pan sp. nov. is described and illustrated from Zhejiang and Fujian, China, representing the second Asian species of Pelecotoides. This new species can be easily distinguished from P. tokejii by its sexually dimorphic antennae.https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/158408/download/pdf/wedge-shaped beetlesPtilophorinaenew species
spellingShingle Lan-Xing Jiang
Yuchen Zhao
Xiu-Min Li
Zhao Pan
Pelecotoides sinicus, a new species of ripiphorid beetle from east China (Ripiphoridae, Ptilophorinae)
Biodiversity Data Journal
wedge-shaped beetles
Ptilophorinae
new species
title Pelecotoides sinicus, a new species of ripiphorid beetle from east China (Ripiphoridae, Ptilophorinae)
title_full Pelecotoides sinicus, a new species of ripiphorid beetle from east China (Ripiphoridae, Ptilophorinae)
title_fullStr Pelecotoides sinicus, a new species of ripiphorid beetle from east China (Ripiphoridae, Ptilophorinae)
title_full_unstemmed Pelecotoides sinicus, a new species of ripiphorid beetle from east China (Ripiphoridae, Ptilophorinae)
title_short Pelecotoides sinicus, a new species of ripiphorid beetle from east China (Ripiphoridae, Ptilophorinae)
title_sort pelecotoides sinicus a new species of ripiphorid beetle from east china ripiphoridae ptilophorinae
topic wedge-shaped beetles
Ptilophorinae
new species
url https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/158408/download/pdf/
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