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Issue: Vol. 5660 No. 3: 10 Jul. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-07-10
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5660.3.6
Page range: 403-412
Abstract views: 54
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A new species of genus Blaiseus Fleutiaux, 1931 from Guangdong, China (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Cardiophorinae)

Plant Protection Research Center; Shenzhen Polytechnic University; 518055; Shenzhen; China.
Plant Protection Research Center; Shenzhen Polytechnic University; 518055; Shenzhen; China.
Engineering Research Center for Forest and Grassland Disaster Prevention and Reduction; Mianyang Normal University; Mianxing West Road; 621000; Mianyang; Sichuan; China.
Plant Protection Research Center; Shenzhen Polytechnic University; 518055; Shenzhen; China.
Plant Protection Research Center; Shenzhen Polytechnic University; 518055; Shenzhen; China.
Plant Protection Research Center; Shenzhen Polytechnic University; 518055; Shenzhen; China.
Plant Protection Research Center; Shenzhen Polytechnic University; 518055; Shenzhen; China.
Coleoptera click beetles taxonomy new species jumping

Abstract

Blaiseus Fleutiaux, 1931 is a distinct elaterid genus and readily distinguishable from other Elateridae groups by the strongly flattened fossorial protibia, enlarged femora and tibiae, and the enormously broadened median lobe of genitalia. This study describes and illustrates the Blaiseus dinghuensis Ruan, Qiu & Xie sp. nov. from Guangdong province, China. In addition, an observation of the jumping performance of the new species is made. This represents the third known species of the genus Blaiseus from China and the 12th recognized worldwide.

 

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How to Cite

Xie, Q., Ruan, Y., Qiu, L., Zhang, M., Peng, Y., Ma, L. & Liu, Y. (2025) A new species of genus Blaiseus Fleutiaux, 1931 from Guangdong, China (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Cardiophorinae). Zootaxa, 5660 (3), 403–412. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5660.3.6