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Issue: Vol. 5786 No. 1: 1 Apr. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-04-01
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5786.1.18
Page range: 170-185
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Revised inventory of Chinese Ceratocanthinae (Coleoptera: Hybosoridae), emphasizing species from southeastern Xizang with description of a new species of Eusphaeropeltis Gestro

School of Life Sciences; Mianyang Normal University; Mianyang 621000; Sichuan; China; Engineering Research Center for Forest and Grassland Disaster Prevention and Reduction; Mianyang Normal University; Mianyang 621000; Sichuan; China
Coleoptera catalogue morphology taxonomy Cyphopisthes Madrasostes Pterorthochaetes

Abstract

A revised inventory of the 12 species of the subfamily Ceratocanthinae (Coleoptera: Hybosoridae) recorded thus far from China is presented, with four genera: Cyphopisthes Gestro, 1898 (2 spp.), Eusphaeropeltis Gestro, 1898 (2 spp.), Madrasostes Paulian, 1975 (5 spp.), and Pterorthochaetes Gestro, 1898 (3 spp.). Madrasostes feae (Gestro, 1898) and Pterorthochaetes dembickyi Ballerio, 2014 are newly included for China; an additional locality is reported for P. dembickyi; Eusphaeropeltis medogensis sp. nov. is described from Mêdog County. Photographic documentation of habitus and genitalia is provided for the focal taxa.

 

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How to Cite

Wang, C.-B. (2026) Revised inventory of Chinese Ceratocanthinae (Coleoptera: Hybosoridae), emphasizing species from southeastern Xizang with description of a new species of Eusphaeropeltis Gestro. Zootaxa, 5786 (1), 170–185. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5786.1.18