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Issue: Vol. 5786 No. 1: 1 Apr. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-04-01
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5786.1.39
Page range: 455-460
Abstract views: 27
PDF downloaded: 19

Discovery of Morphostenophanes Pic, 1925 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Stenochiinae) in Xizang, China, with description of a new species

Jiading Agriculture Technology Extension Service Center; Jiading District; Shanghai 201403; China
Institute of Plateau Biology of Xizang Autonomous Region; Lhasa; Xizang Autonomous Region; 850001; China
Room 1402; Unit 2; Huibang Apartment; 2a Jincheng Street; Zhongshan District; Dalian; Liaoning 116001; China
Coleoptera taxonomy darkling beetle Cnodalonini new taxon Qinghai-Xizang (Tibet) Plateau

Abstract

This study reports the first occurrence of the tenebrionid genus Morphostenophanes Pic, 1925 from Xizang, China, and describes a new species, M. medogensis Zhou & Zhang, sp. nov. Illustrations of the habitus and key diagnostic characters are provided to distinguish the new taxon from its congeners.

 

References

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  2. Pic, M. (1925) Nouveautés diverses. Mélanges Exotico-Entomologiques, 44, 1–32. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.52304
  3. Zhou, D.-Y. (2020) A revision of the genus Morphostenophanes Pic, 1925 (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Stenochiinae, Cnodalonini). Zootaxa, 4769 (1), 1–81. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4769.1.1

How to Cite

Zhou, D.-Y., Tenzin, N. & Zhang, R.-Z. (2026) Discovery of Morphostenophanes Pic, 1925 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Stenochiinae) in Xizang, China, with description of a new species. Zootaxa, 5786 (1), 455–460. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5786.1.39