Taxonomic notes on the little-known genus Metahelotella Kirejtshuk (Coleoptera, Cucujoidea, Helotidae) from southwestern China, with description of a new species and two new records
<i>Metahelotella alatonotata</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> is described from Yunnan, China. Habitus and diagnostic characters of the new species are illustrated. <i>Metahelotella semifulva</i> (Ritsema, 1881) and <i>Metahelotella immaculata</i> (Ritsema, 1891) are newly recorded from China. A distribution map of the genus <i>Metahelotella</i> in Indochina and southwestern China and a taxonomic key to all species are provided.
Authors
- Yu-Zhou Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0884-1408)
- Tian-Xuan Gu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2101-9388)
Institutions
- Chongqing University (CN)
- Hunan Agricultural University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ZooKeys
- Published
- 2025-11-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1258.171034
- Primary Topic
- Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- China Agricultural University
- Mianyang Normal University
- Beijing Forestry University
- Guangdong Academy of Sciences