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Issue: Vol. 5786 No. 1: 1 Apr. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-04-01
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5786.1.21
Page range: 231-238
Abstract views: 29
PDF downloaded: 19

Notes on the genus Grouvellinus Champion, 1923 (Coleoptera: Elmidae) from Xizang Autonomous Region, China, with description of a new species

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 Aquatic beetles Elminae riffle beetles Southwestern China water environment

Abstract

The genus Grouvellinus Champion, 1923 comprises 67 described species distributed across the Oriental and Palearctic regions. Species diversity of this genus is very high in mainland China, with 33 recorded species, and three of these were recorded from Xizang Autonomous Region, China. In the present paper, we describe a new Grouvellinus species from Mêdog County, a distribution map and a list of all species of Grouvellinus known from Xizang Autonomous Region are provided.

 

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How to Cite

Jiang, R.-X. & Chen, X.-S. (2026) Notes on the genus Grouvellinus Champion, 1923 (Coleoptera: Elmidae) from Xizang Autonomous Region, China, with description of a new species. Zootaxa, 5786 (1), 231–238. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5786.1.21