Description of five new species of the <i>Macrolycus venustus</i> species group (Coleoptera: Lycidae)
Five new lycid species of the Macrolycus venustus species group have been discovered from China: M. acutus sp. nov., M. ramus sp. nov., M. microculus sp. nov., M. chonganensis sp. nov. and M. communis sp. nov. They are illustrated with habitus and male genitalia. Also, the aedeagus of M. sichuanensis Li etal. 2015 is illustrated and described to make comparisons with the new species. Additionally, a distribution map and an identification key to all species of the M. venustus species group are provided.
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
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Institute of Zoology (CN)
- Hebei University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The European Zoological Journal
- Published
- 2025-05-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/24750263.2025.2501586
- Primary Topic
- Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province