Chenzhilinus, a new subgenus of Euconnus Thomson (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scydmaeninae) from southern China
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: A new subgenus of Euconnus Thomson, Chenzhilinus subgen. nov., is erected for E. (C.) huapingensis sp. nov. collected from Huaping National Nature Reserve in the southern Chinese province of Guangxi. The new subgenus is morphologically most similar to Euconnus s. str. and appears to represent a derived form of the nominotypical subgenus. Chenzhilinus is primarily characterized by two putatively apomorphic traits: the submentum is clearly demarcated laterally by an additional pair of posteriorly convergent hypostomal carinae; and the aedeagus is devoid of parameres.
Source: Zootaxa
Authors: ZI-WEI YIN, DE-YAO ZHOU
Institution: Shanghai Normal University
Language: English
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4404833024