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Issue: Vol. 5786 No. 1: 1 Apr. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-04-01
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5786.1.46
Page range: 526-534
Abstract views: 27
PDF downloaded: 9

Three new species of Aethina Erichson, 1843 from China (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae: Nitidulinae)

Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of Ministry of Education; Museum of Entomology; College of Plant Protection; Northwest A&F University; Yangling; Shaanxi 712100; China
Department of Ecology; School of Resources and Environmental Engineering; Anhui University; 111 Jiulong Road; Hefei; Anhui 230601; China
Department of Entomology; National Museum; Cirkusová 1740; CZ-193 00 Praha 9—Horní Počernice; Czech Republic
Shanghai Mini Beasts Studio; Songjiang District; Shanghai 201600; China
Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of Ministry of Education; Museum of Entomology; College of Plant Protection; Northwest A&F University; Yangling; Shaanxi 712100; China
Coleoptera Cucujoidea Nitidulidae Mêdog morphology taxonomy

Abstract

Three new species of the subgenus Aethina Erichson, 1843 from China are described and illustrated. Aethina (Aethina) arciformis Zhang & Huang, sp. nov. is described from Shanghai and belongs to the A. flavicollis species-group. Aethina (Aethina) montis Zhang, Huang & Huang, sp. nov. is described from Fugong, Yunnan Province, and belongs to the A. argus species-group. Aethina (Aethina) medogensis Zhang & Huang, sp. nov. is described from Mêdog, Xizang autonomous region, and belongs to the A. elongata species-group.

 

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How to Cite

Zhang, H., Huang, Y.-J., Jelínek, J., Yu, Z.-Z. & Huang, M. (2026) Three new species of Aethina Erichson, 1843 from China (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae: Nitidulinae). Zootaxa, 5786 (1), 526–534. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5786.1.46