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Issue: Vol. 5786 No. 1: 1 Apr. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-04-01
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5786.1.33
Page range: 397-405
Abstract views: 23
PDF downloaded: 9

Pelecotoides xui sp. nov., the third Asian species of Pelecotoides Laporte from Xizang, China (Coleoptera: Ripiphoridae: Ptilophorinae)

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 Tenebrionoidea ripiphorid beetles taxonomy morphology new species southern Xizang

Abstract

Pelecotoides Laporte, 1833 (Coleoptera: Ripiphoridae: Ptilophorinae) is reported from western China for the first time; a new species, P. xui sp. nov., is described and illustrated from Xizang. A key to the three Asian species of Pelecotoides is provided.

 

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How to Cite

Wang, C.-B. (2026) Pelecotoides xui sp. nov., the third Asian species of Pelecotoides Laporte from Xizang, China (Coleoptera: Ripiphoridae: Ptilophorinae). Zootaxa, 5786 (1), 397–405. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5786.1.33