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Issue: Vol. 5061 No. 3: 5 Nov. 2021
Type: Article
Published: 2021-11-05
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5061.3.12
Page range: 591-596
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Zaitzevia tangliangi sp. nov. a new riffle beetle from China (Coleoptera:Elmidae: Macronychini)

College of Marine Science and Biological Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, 53 Zhengzhou Road, Qingdao, 266042, P. R. China.
College of Marine Science and Biological Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, 53 Zhengzhou Road, Qingdao, 266042, P. R. China.
Coleoptera Elmid beetle new species Houhe Natural Reserve Central China Asian

Abstract

A new riffle beetle of the genus Zaitzevia Champion, 1923, Z. tangliangi sp. nov. from Hubei Province, China is described. Habitus and other diagnostic features of the new species are described and illustrated. Habitat information and collection data of the new species are also provided.

 

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