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Issue: Vol. 5729 No. 4: 17 Dec. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-12-17
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5729.4.7
Page range: 590-598
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A new species of the genus Rhipidandrus LeConte, 1862 from China, with description of the immature stages (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Bolitophagini)

Shaanxi Foping National Nature Reserve Administration; Foping; Shaanxi; China.
College of Life Sciences; Shaanxi Normal University; Xi’an; Shaanxi; China.
Shaanxi Foping National Nature Reserve Administration; Foping; Shaanxi; China.
College of Life Sciences; Shaanxi Normal University; Xi’an; Shaanxi; China.
Coleoptera Rhipidandrus longipunctatus Qinling Mountains mycophagy taxonomy

Abstract

Rhipidandrus LeConte, 1862 is a small genus of mycophagous beetles. Previously, only one species, Rhipidandrus speculifrons (Gebien, 1922), was known to occur in China. Here, we report the discovery of a new species, Rhipidandrus longipunctatus Zhang sp. nov., from the Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi. This new species is distinguished from all congeners by the presence of longitudinal punctures on the pronotum. Detailed morphological descriptions of the adult, larva, pupa, and egg are provided. Additionally, a key to the two known Chinese species of Rhipidandrus is included.

 

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How to Cite

Zhang, H., Ye, Y., Wang, M. & Wei, Z. (2025) A new species of the genus Rhipidandrus LeConte, 1862 from China, with description of the immature stages (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Bolitophagini). Zootaxa, 5729 (4), 590–598. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5729.4.7