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Issue: Vol. 5717 No. 2: 5 Nov. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-11-05
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5717.2.5
Page range: 258-276
Abstract views: 149
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Integrative COI and morphological analyses reveal a new Falcicornis Planet, 1894 species from Guizhou, China (Coleoptera: Lucanidae)

Fujian Colleges and Universities Engineering Research Institute of Conservation and Utilization of Natural Bioresources, Forestry College, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management in Ecological Forests, Fujian Province University, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; Forestry College, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
Huanye Xunyi Education Company Limited, Guiyang 550000, China
College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
Fujian Colleges and Universities Engineering Research Institute of Conservation and Utilization of Natural Bioresources, Forestry College, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management in Ecological Forests, Fujian Province University, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; Forestry College, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
Guhu Street, Longchang, Neijiang 642150, China
Fujian Colleges and Universities Engineering Research Institute of Conservation and Utilization of Natural Bioresources, Forestry College, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management in Ecological Forests, Fujian Province University, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; Forestry College, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
Coleoptera stag beetle phylogeny molecular species delimitation morphology Southwest China taxonomy

Abstract

The present study describes a new species from Guizhou, China, i.e., Falcicornis banjinshuaii Xin, Yang & Zhong, sp. nov., within the F. bisignatus group. The new species can be conspicuously distinguished from its related congeners based on morphological characters and the COI analyses. Additionally, a checklist of genus Falcicornis Planet, 1894 is provided.

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How to Cite

Xin, F.-Y., Yong, X.-T., Chen, H.-J., Ke, S.-K., Zhong, X.-T. & Wu, S.-Q. (2025) Integrative COI and morphological analyses reveal a new Falcicornis Planet, 1894 species from Guizhou, China (Coleoptera: Lucanidae). Zootaxa, 5717 (2), 258–276. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5717.2.5