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Issue: Vol. 5786 No. 1: 1 Apr. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-04-01
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5786.1.43
Page range: 499-506
Abstract views: 22
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A new species of Mimothrix Majer, 1989 (Coleoptera: Dasytidae) from Xizang, 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
Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application of Hebei Province; College of Life Sciences; 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 alpha taxonomy dasytid beetles new taxon morphology eastern Himalaya

Abstract

A new dasytid species of the genus Mimothrix Majer, 1989 is discovered from Mêdog, Xizang, China, and described as M. medogensis Yang & Miao, sp. nov. The description is supported by illustrations of the habitus, pygidium, abdominal sternite VIII, and genitalia of both sexes. The new species can be readily distinguished from other species of Mimothrix by its relatively short and stout median lobe, which is regularly shaped at base and blunt at apex. Additionally, M. montivaga Majer, 1995, is redescribed in detail and illustrated with habitus, pygidium and abdominal sternite VIII of both sexes, as well as the female genitalia for the first time, to make comparison with the new species.

 

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How to Cite

Miao, J.-L., Liu, H.-Y., Tong, J.-B., Yang, X.-K. & Yang, Y.-X. (2026) A new species of Mimothrix Majer, 1989 (Coleoptera: Dasytidae) from Xizang, China. Zootaxa, 5786 (1), 499–506. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5786.1.43