Revision of the Chinese endemic genus Megadrypta Sciaky & Anichtchenko, 2020 (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Dryptini), with description of a new species
The species of the genus <i>Megadrypta</i> Sciaky & Anichtchenko, 2020 are reviewed. A new species <i>M.maozhoui</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> is described from Sichuan and Yunnan provinces, China (type locality: Tiantaishan, Qionglai City, Sichuan). New provincial records of <i>M.mirabilis</i> Sciaky & Anichtchenko, 2020 are reported as well. A key of the genus <i>Megadrypta</i> is provided.
Authors
- Jia-Heng Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2449-8838)
- Hongbin Liang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9668-1167)
- Hongliang Shi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9989-5830)
Institutions
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Beijing Forestry University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ZooKeys
- Published
- 2025-02-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1226.142678
- Primary Topic
- Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Capital Normal University
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- China Agricultural University
- Henan University of Science and Technology
- Henan University
- Hunan Agricultural University
- Beijing Forestry University
- National Key Research and Development Program of China