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Issue: Vol. 5786 No. 1: 1 Apr. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-04-01
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5786.1.37
Page range: 441-448
Abstract views: 18
PDF downloaded: 6

A new Lagria Fabricius, 1775 from Xizang, China, with a checklist of Lagriini in Mêdog County (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Lagriinae)

Institute of Entomology and Molecular Biology; College of Life Sciences; Chongqing Normal University; Chongqing 401331; China
Institute of Entomology and Molecular Biology; College of Life Sciences; Chongqing Normal University; Chongqing 401331; China
Coleoptera Lagriini long-jointed beetle Oriental Region new distributional records

Abstract

Lagria (Lagria) cona sp. nov. is described from Cona City, Xizang, China. Key diagnostic characters include the bicolour elytra, meso- and metatibiae finely serrate in distal half, and the shape of the aedeagus. A checklist of Lagriini from Mêdog County is also presented.

 

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How to Cite

Zhou, Y. & Chen, B. (2026) A new Lagria Fabricius, 1775 from Xizang, China, with a checklist of Lagriini in Mêdog County (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Lagriinae). Zootaxa, 5786 (1), 441–448. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5786.1.37