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Issue: Vol. 5323 No. 4: 3 Aug. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-08-03
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5323.4.8
Page range: 577-586
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A new species of Pseudopyrochroa Pic, 1906 from Southwest China (Coleoptera: Pyrochroidae: Pyrochroinae) based on the last instar larva and adults, with natural history observations

Department of Entomology; University of Wisconsin; Madison; WI 53706
Wanhui Highschool; Dujiangyan City; Sichuan Province; China 611844
Department of Entomology; University of Wisconsin; Madison; WI 53706
Coleoptera Pseudopyrochroa new species China larva adults

Abstract

A new species of the fire-colored beetle genus Pseudopyrochroa Pic, 1906, P. euryfoveata Zhan & Young, sp. n., is described and illustrated from Sichuan Province, Southwest China, based on the last larval instar (exuviae) as well as adult male and female specimens. Observations relating to the larval macro- and microhabitats and natural history notes are provided.

 

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