A new species of Cheironitis van Lansberge, 1875 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Onitini) and the first record of Cheironitis moeris (Pallas, 1787) from China
A new species <i>Cheironitis</i> van Lansberge, 1875 (<i>Cheironitis aiweiae</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>), is described from Shiren Gou, Urumqi, in the XinJiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China. <i>Cheironitis moeris</i> (Pallas, 1787) is also reported from this region. These two original observations complement the composition of <i>Cheironitis</i> species in China and further expand our knowledge of their distribution.
Authors
- Olivier Montreuil
- P. Coppo
- YuHeng Wang
Institutions
- Université Paris Cité (FR)
- Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CN)
- Sorbonne Université (FR)
- Hewlett-Packard (France) (FR)
- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers (FR)
- Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris (FR)
- Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ZooKeys
- Published
- 2025-12-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1265.174240
- Primary Topic
- Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Chinese Academy of Sciences