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Issue: Vol. 5660 No. 3: 10 Jul. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-07-10
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5660.3.5
Page range: 389-402
Abstract views: 52
PDF downloaded: 4

New species of Macrotomoderus Pic (Coleoptera: Anthicidae) from Southern China

School of Agriculture; Ningxia University; Yinchuan 750021; Ningxia; P. R. China
School of Agriculture; Ningxia University; Yinchuan 750021; Ningxia; P. R. China
Coleoptera Taxonomy Morphology Oriental region Tomoderinae

Abstract

Seven new species of the genus Macrotomoderus Pic, 1901 from China are described: M. baoyui sp. nov. (Anhui), M. insolitus sp. nov. (Chongqing), M. jiangrixini sp. nov. (Hainan), M. jinyunshan sp. nov. (Chongqing), M. nanling sp. nov. (Guangdong), M. yintiaoling sp. nov. (Chongqing) and M. yuexiensis sp. nov. (Anhui). Images and diagnosis of new species are provided.

 

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How to Cite

Zhao, Y. & Wang, X. (2025) New species of Macrotomoderus Pic (Coleoptera: Anthicidae) from Southern China. Zootaxa, 5660 (3), 389–402. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5660.3.5