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Issue: Vol. 5737 No. 3: 24 Dec. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-12-24
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5737.3.8
Page range: 427-437
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Description of a new genus and species, Lhasella potala, from Xizang, China (Coleoptera: Ptinidae: Anobiinae)

State Key Laboratory of Animal Biodiversity Conservation and Integrated Pest Management; Institute of Zoology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100101; China
Institute of Plateau Biology of Xizang Autonomous Region; Lhasa 850000; China
State Key Laboratory of Protein and Plant Gene Research; School of Life Sciences; Peking University; Beijing 100871; China
State Key Laboratory of Animal Biodiversity Conservation and Integrated Pest Management; Institute of Zoology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100101; China
Institute of Plateau Biology of Xizang Autonomous Region; Lhasa 850000; China
Administration of the Potala Palace; Lhasa 850000; China
Administration of the Potala Palace; Lhasa 850000; China
Forestry and Game Management Research Institute; Strnady 136; CZ-252 02 Jíloviště; Czech Republic
State Key Laboratory of Animal Biodiversity Conservation and Integrated Pest Management; Institute of Zoology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100101; China; Academy of Plateau Science and Sustainability; Qinghai Normal University; Xining 810016; China
Coleoptera Checklist China DNA barcode new species Ptinidae taxonomy

Abstract

A new genus and species, Lhasella potala gen. nov. & sp. nov. (Ptinidae: Anobiinae: tribe incertae sedis) is described based on specimens collected from the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Xizang, China. Diagnostic characters, including the genitalia, are illustrated. Ecological observations, including photographs of habitats of the new species, are also given. A checklist of Chinese species of the family is provided. In addition, the cytochrome oxidase I (COI) barcode sequence of the new species is presented.

 

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How to Cite

Zhou, X., Pubu, Z., Zhang, W., Shen, R., Da, W., Gongga, Z., Zhaxi, P., Zahradnĺk, P. & Bai, M. (2025) Description of a new genus and species, Lhasella potala, from Xizang, China (Coleoptera: Ptinidae: Anobiinae). Zootaxa, 5737 (3), 427–437. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5737.3.8