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Issue: Vol. 5652 No. 1: 24 Jun. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-06-24
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5652.1.20
Page range: 195-200
Abstract views: 73
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A new species of Anisandrus Ferrari, 1867 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborini) from Western China

Technical Center of Gongbei Customs District P. R. China; Zhuhai; Guangdong 519001; China
Department of Entomology; Michigan State University; 288 Farm Lane; 243 Natural Science Bldg.; East Lansing; MI 48824; USA
Technical Center of Gongbei Customs District P. R. China; Zhuhai; Guangdong 519001; China
Vector-Borne Virus Research Center; Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology; Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University; Fuzhou 350002; China
Coleoptera Xyleborine ambrosia new records taxonomy species discovery

Abstract

A new ambrosia beetle species of Anisandrus Ferrari, 1867, namely A. tuberculatus sp. nov., is described from Chongqing, Shaanxi and Sichuan of Western China. Descriptions and illustrations are provided based on specimens from type materials found in Yintiaoling Nature Reserve of Chongqing.

 

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How to Cite

Lin, W., Smith, S.M., Xu, M. & Li, Y. (2025) A new species of Anisandrus Ferrari, 1867 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborini) from Western China. Zootaxa, 5652 (1), 195–200. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5652.1.20