A new species and two newly-recorded species of the genus Micrencaustes (Coleoptera, Erotylidae) from China
A new species, Micrencaustes (Mimencaustes) occulta <b>sp. nov.</b>, is described and illustrated. Two species, Micrencaustes (Mimencaustes) divisa Arrow, 1925 and Micrencaustes (Micrencaustes) navicularis Arrow, 1921 are recorded from China for the first time. The morphological characteristics of adults of new species are re-described in detail and illustrated. A key to Chinese species of the genus <i>Micrencaustes</i> is provided. The specimens of new species was collected from Yunnan Province and the specimens of Micrencaustes (Mimencaustes) divisa Arrow, 1925 and Micrencaustes (Micrencaustes) navicularis Arrow, 1921 were collected from Hainan Province and Guangdong Province and deposited in the Museum of Hebei University and Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Authors
- Jing Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9843-5501)
- Yuhang Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6294-6622)
- Jing Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8829-0326)
- Xiaoxiao Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0500-8522)
Institutions
- Hebei Agricultural University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Biodiversity Data Journal
- Published
- 2024-11-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/bdj.12.e134304
- Primary Topic
- Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China