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Four new species of the Mesolycus ilyai species group (Coleoptera: Lycidae) from China

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Four new species of the Mesolycus ilyai species group are described from China, namely, M. baoi sp. nov., M. latidentatus sp. nov., M. hainanensis sp. nov. and M. clausus sp. nov. The generic diagnosis of Mesolycus is summarized; and an identification key and a distribution map of the M. ilyai species group in the world is updated.

Source: Zootaxa

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5528.1.13

Authors: RUO-LAN DU, YU-XIA YANG, XING-KE YANG, HAO-YU LIU

Institutions: Hebei University, Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution

Language: English

Topic: Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: National Natural Science Foundation of China, Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province, Hebei University