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Issue: Vol. 5786 No. 1: 1 Apr. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-04-01
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5786.1.40
Page range: 461-467
Abstract views: 22
PDF downloaded: 16

Two new species of Strongylium Kirby (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) from Xizang, China

College of Life Sciences; Yan’an University; Yan’an; Shaanxi 716000; China
College of Life Sciences; Yan’an University; Yan’an; Shaanxi 716000; China; Key Laboratory of Applied Ecology of Loess Plateau; Shaanxi Province; Yan’an; Shaanxi 716000; China
Coleoptera Darkling beetles Stenochiini taxonomy new species Xizang

Abstract

Two new species of the genus Strongylium Kirby, 1819 from Xizang, China were discovered and are described under the names of S. (s. str.) beibengense sp. nov. (Mêdog) and S. (s. str.) medogense sp. nov. (Mêdog and Bomi). Illustrations of the habitus and diagnostic features are presented.

 

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How to Cite

Wu, B. & Yuan, C.-X. (2026) Two new species of Strongylium Kirby (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) from Xizang, China. Zootaxa, 5786 (1), 461–467. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5786.1.40