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Issue: Vol. 5845 No. 1: 3 Jul. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-07-03
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5845.1.11
Page range: 189-196
Abstract views: 50
PDF downloaded: 3

A new species of the genus Lucanus Scopoli, 1763 (Coleoptera: Lucanidae: Lucaninae) from southwestern China

Wenchang Road 90; Wuhan 430000; China.
College of Plant Protection; Hunan Agricultural University; Changsha 410128; China.
School of Mathematical Sciences; Xiamen University; Xiamen 361000; China.
Department of Entomology; College of Plant Protection; Nanjing Agricultural University; Nanjing 210095; China.
Coleoptera new taxon stag beetles taxonomy Yunnan Province

Abstract

A new stag beetle species, Lucanus langya Li, Huang, Wang & Zhan, sp. nov., is described from Yunnan, China. Morphological differences between this new species and its closely related congeners L. prossi Zilioli, 2000 and L. dirki Schenk, 2002 are presented. Comprehensive illustrations are also provided for all three species, including habitus of males of different sizes, diagnostic characters, and male genitalia.

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How to Cite

Li, Y.-T., Huang, Y.-Z., Wang, Y.-F. & Zhan, Z.-H. (2026) A new species of the genus Lucanus Scopoli, 1763 (Coleoptera: Lucanidae: Lucaninae) from southwestern China. Zootaxa, 5845 (1), 189–196. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5845.1.11