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Issue: Vol. 5528 No. 1: 23 Oct. 2024
Type: Article
Published: 2024-10-23
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5528.1.9
Page range: 106-117
Abstract views: 182
PDF downloaded: 165

Two new species of the genus Mataeopsephus Waterhouse, 1876 (Coleoptera: Psephenidae) from Guizhou, China

Institute of Entomology; Guizhou University; Guiyang 550025; Guizhou; China.; The Provincial Special Key Laboratory for Development and Utilization of Insect Resources of Guizhou; Guizhou University; Guiyang; 550025; Guizhou; China.; The Provincial Key Laboratory for Agricultural Pest Management of Mountainous Region; Guiyang 550025; Guizhou; China.
Institute of Entomology; Guizhou University; Guiyang 550025; Guizhou; China.; The Provincial Special Key Laboratory for Development and Utilization of Insect Resources of Guizhou; Guizhou University; Guiyang; 550025; Guizhou; China.; The Provincial Key Laboratory for Agricultural Pest Management of Mountainous Region; Guiyang 550025; Guizhou; China.
Coleoptera Psephenidae Psepheninae new species Guizhou China

Abstract

Two new species of the genus Mataeopsephus Waterhous are described: M. fanjingshanus sp. nov. and M. zhaomingzhii sp. nov. both from Guizhou Province, China. A revised key to the species of all known Mataeopsephus species is provided.

 

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