Four new species of the Mesolycus ilyai species group (Coleoptera: Lycidae) from China
Four new species of the Mesolycus ilyai species group are described from China, namely, M. baoi sp. nov., M. latidentatus sp. nov., M. hainanensis sp. nov. and M. clausus sp. nov. The generic diagnosis of Mesolycus is summarized; and an identification key and a distribution map of the M. ilyai species group in the world is updated.
Authors
- Ruoyun Du (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8774-4001)
- Xingke Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3676-6828)
- Haoyu Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1383-5560)
- Yuxia Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3118-6659)
Institutions
- Baoding University (CN)
- Hebei University (CN)
- Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zootaxa
- Published
- 2024-10-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5528.1.13
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.03