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.

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ZooKeys
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2025-11-05
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https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1258.171034
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Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
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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

Yu-Zhou Huang, Tian-Xuan Gu
ZooKeys
Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
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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

Yu-Zhou Huang, Tian-Xuan Gu
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<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.

ZooKeysVol. 1258
Chongqing University (CN), Hunan Agricultural University (CN)
China Agricultural University, Mianyang Normal University, Beijing Forestry University, Guangdong Academy of Sciences
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Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
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