A study on the Melandryidae (Coleoptera) of Mount Leigong, Guizhou Province, Southwest China, with descriptions of three new species and a checklist of Chinese melandryid species
Six melandryid species, including three new species, <i>Phloiotrya similis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>Melandrya bifasciata</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, and <i>Phloeotrinus elongatus</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, and three new provincial records from Guizhou, <i>Dircaeomorpha elegans</i> Sasaji, 1974, <i>Sallumia davidis</i> Fairmaire, 1889, and <i>Mikadonius gracilis</i> Lewis, 1895, from the Leigongshan National Nature Reserve and neighbouring area (Mount Leigong area) are reported in this article. A checklist of Chinese melandryid species is provided.
Authors
- H. L. Zeng
- Shulin Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5903-0779)
Institutions
- Guizhou Normal University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ZooKeys
- Published
- 2025-11-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1261.172411
- Primary Topic
- Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- National Natural Science Foundation of China