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Published: 2018-02-26
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Revision of the Chinese species of the genus Grouvellinus Champion, 1923 (Coleoptera: Elmidae). The G. acutus species group

Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Management, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenhua 72, Shenhe Distr., Shenyang 110016, China.
Vienna Natural History Museum, Burgring 7, 1010 Wien, Austria.
Coleoptera Insecta hybridization taxonomy China Fujian Guangxi Yunnan

Abstract

The Grouvellinus acutus species group is established. In China, it includes three species, Grouvellinus acutus sp. nov. (Fujian, Guangxi), G. denticulatus sp. nov. (Yunnan), and G. fujianensis sp. nov. (Fujian, Guangxi), which are described herein. A possible case of hybridization is reported. Habitus photographs and detailed line drawings of the genitalia are provided.

 

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