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Description of Epidaus nanlingensis sp. nov. (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Harpactorinae) from Nanling Mountains, China, with an updated key to Chinese species of Epidaus Stål

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: The assassin bug genus Epidaus Stål, 1859 (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Harpactorinae) includes 28 species mainly distributed in the Oriental and Palaearctic Regions, with China being a major diversity hotspot, hosting nine known species. Epidaus nanlingensis Wang Z, Liu & Cai, sp. nov. from Nanling National Nature Reserve, Guangdong, China, is described and illustrated, based on both male and female specimens. A comparative study of the new species and its morphologically similar species is presented. An updated identification key to all ten Chinese species of the genus Epidaus is provided.

Source: Biodiversity Data Journal

DOI: 10.3897/bdj.14.e189283

Authors: Zhaoxiong Wang, Huaiyu Liu, Zhuo Chen, Chaorong Li, Xingmin Wang, Wanzhi Cai

Institutions: South China Agricultural University, China Agricultural University

Language: English

Topic: Hemiptera Insect Studies

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $485

OpenAlex ID: W7155042745

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