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Issue: Vol. 5786 No. 1: 1 Apr. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-04-01
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5786.1.17
Page range: 147-169
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Description of a new brachypterous species of Phelotrupes Jekel, 1866 from Xizang, China, with additional records of Geotrupes Latreille, 1797 (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae)

State Key Laboratory of Animal Biodiversity Conservation and Integrated Pest Management; Institute of Zoology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beichen West Road; Chaoyang District; Beijing 100101; China
State Key Laboratory of Animal Biodiversity Conservation and Integrated Pest Management; Institute of Zoology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; 1 Beichen West Road; Chaoyang District; Beijing 100101; China
Department of Zoology; Faculty of Science; Charles University; Viničná 7; CZ-128 00 Praha 2; Czech Republic
Coleoptera Geotrupidae taxonomy new species new record annotated checklist China

Abstract

Phelotrupes (s. str.) brachypterus sp. nov. is described from Zayü County, Xizang, China. The new species is notably similar to the also brachypterous species P. (s. str.) imurai (Masumoto, 1995). Diagnostic characters of the new species, including the male genitalia, are illustrated. The first provincial records of Geotrupes (s. str.) corinthius Fairmaire, 1886 from Shaanxi and Xizang, G. (Glyptogeotrupes) castanipennis (Reitter, 1887) from Xizang and G. (Glyptogeotrupes) genestieri (Boucomont, 1905) from Yunnan and Xizang are reported. An annotated checklist of the family Geotrupidae recorded from Xizang, China, is also provided.

 

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How to Cite

Luo, Y.-P., Lu, Y.-Y. & Král, D. (2026) Description of a new brachypterous species of Phelotrupes Jekel, 1866 from Xizang, China, with additional records of Geotrupes Latreille, 1797 (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae). Zootaxa, 5786 (1), 147–169. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5786.1.17