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Issue: Vol. 5786 No. 1: 1 Apr. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-04-01
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5786.1.24
Page range: 256-272
Abstract views: 37
PDF downloaded: 34

Definition of the Ichthyurus davidi species group (Coleoptera: Cantharidae), with description of new species and additional faunistic records from China

Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application of Hebei Province; College of Life Sciences; Hebei University; Baoding 071002; Hebei; China
Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application of Hebei Province; College of Life Sciences; Hebei University; Baoding 071002; Hebei; China; Hebei Basic Science Center for Biotic Interaction; Hebei University; Baoding 071002; Hebei; China
State Key Laboratory of Animal Biodiversity Conservation and Integrated Pest Management; Institute of Zoology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100101; China
Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application of Hebei Province; College of Life Sciences; Hebei University; Baoding 071002; Hebei; China; Hebei Basic Science Center for Biotic Interaction; Hebei University; Baoding 071002; Hebei; China
Coleoptera Ichthyurus new species new faunistic records China

Abstract

The Ichthyurus davidi species group is proposed based on the anatomical comparison. It comprises a total of nine species, including I. davidi Gestro, 1892, I. senensis Pic, 1926, I. laniger Gestro, 1891, I. platyurus Gestro, 1906, I. bisignatus Pic, 1926, I. maculicollis Gestro, 1888 (new record to China), I. luctuosus Gestro, 1891 (new record to China), I. vitalisi Gestro, 1918 (new record to China), and I. medogensis sp. nov. (China: Xizang). These species are illustrated with habitus and genital segments of both sexes, mesothoracic legs and aedeagus of the male, as well as internal genitalia of the female. A key for identification and a distribution map of this species group are provided.

 

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How to Cite

Zhang, W.-W., Liu, H.-Y., Yang, X.-K. & Yang, Y.-X. (2026) Definition of the Ichthyurus davidi species group (Coleoptera: Cantharidae), with description of new species and additional faunistic records from China. Zootaxa, 5786 (1), 256–272. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5786.1.24