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Issue: Vol. 5837 No. 2: 23 Jun. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-06-23
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5837.2.6
Page range: 325-340
Abstract views: 129
PDF downloaded: 8

A new stag beetle of the genus Dorcus MacLeay, 1819 from Xizang, China (Coleoptera: Lucanidae: Lucaninae)

College of Forestry; Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University; Fuzhou 350002; Fujian; China; State Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Forestry Biosecurity; College of Forestry; Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University; Fuzhou 350002; Fujian; China; Fujian Academy of Forestry; Fuzhou 350012; Fujian; China
College of Forestry; Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University; Fuzhou 350002; Fujian; China
Guhu Street; Neijiang 642150; Sichuan; China
Fujian Academy of Forestry; Fuzhou 350012; Fujian; China
College of Forestry; Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University; Fuzhou 350002; Fujian; China; State Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Forestry Biosecurity; College of Forestry; Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University; Fuzhou 350002; Fujian; China
Coleoptera lucanid beetle new species taxonomy Dorcini COI eastern Himalaya

Abstract

In the present study, a new stag beetle, namely Dorcus liangi Qi, Xin & Zhong, sp. nov. from Xizang, southwestern China is described and illustrated. The new species is very similar to D. fujiii Nagai & Maeda, 2010 and D. hei Liu, Luo & Wang, 2025 but it can be clearly distinguished from the latter two based on morphological details, especially genital characters. In addition, the genetic distance of the mitochondrial COI also supports the validity of the new species.

 

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How to Cite

Qi, Z.-H., Xin, F.-Y., Zhong, X.-T., Song, H.-T. & Liang, G.-H. (2026) A new stag beetle of the genus Dorcus MacLeay, 1819 from Xizang, China (Coleoptera: Lucanidae: Lucaninae). Zootaxa, 5837 (2), 325–340. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5837.2.6