First record of the subgenus Indomalthinus (Coleoptera: Cantharidae: Malthinus) east of Himalayas with description of a new species

A new species of malthinine soldier beetles, Malthinus qinlingensis sp.n., is described from the Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi, China.It was found to belong to the subgenus Indomalthinus Brancucci, 1978, and represents the first record of the subgenus east of the Himalayas.The nine previously known Indomalthinus species were reported only from the Himalayan or Sub-Himalayan regions of India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Darjeeling, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh), Pakistan and Nepal.A checklist and a key to species of the subgenus Indomalthinus are provided.