Abstract
This paper studies the taxonomy of the myrmecophilous genus Lomechusa Gravenhorst, 1806 from China and describes four new species: Lomechusa elegans Chen & Zhou, n. sp. from Beijing, Lomechusa brevicornis Chen & Zhou, n. sp. from Beijing, Lomechusa seticornis Chen & Zhou, n. sp. from Hunan, and Lomechusa parva Chen & Zhou, n. sp. from Tibet. A key to all seven Chinese species of the genus Lomechusa is provided.References
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