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Issue: Vol. 5786 No. 1: 1 Apr. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-04-01
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5786.1.35
Page range: 423-432
Abstract views: 18
PDF downloaded: 9

Three new species of the genus Foochounus Pic, 1921 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Stenochiinae) from Xizang, China

Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application of Hebei Province; College of Life Sciences; Hebei University; Baoding 071002; Hebei; China
Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application of Hebei Province; College of Life Sciences; Hebei University; Baoding 071002; Hebei; China
Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application of Hebei Province; College of Life Sciences; Hebei University; Baoding 071002; Hebei; China; Museum of Hebei University; Hebei University; Baoding 071002; Hebei; China
Coleoptera Cnodalonini darkling beetles Oriental Region

Abstract

Three new species of the genus Foochounus Pic, 1921 from Xizang, China, F. chumbicus sp. nov., F. medogicus sp. nov., and F. nyingchicus sp. nov., are described. Foochounus chumbicus sp. nov. represents the first species of the genus with reduced hind wings recorded from China. Habitus and characters of the new species are illustrated. Twelve Chinese species of the genus Foochounus are listed.

 

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How to Cite

Ji, Q.-Y., Ren, G.-D. & Bai, X.-L. (2026) Three new species of the genus Foochounus Pic, 1921 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Stenochiinae) from Xizang, China. Zootaxa, 5786 (1), 423–432. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5786.1.35