Descriptions of eleven Opatrini pupae (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) from China

By

Jia, Long
Ren, Guo-Dong.
Yu, You-Zhi.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2013

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

291

Pages

83-105

Subjects

China , Opatrini , Pupa , taxonomy , Tenebrionidae

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.291.4780

 

Abstract

The pupal stage of eleven Opatrini species occuring in the northern China are described and a key for their identifiaction is provided. The species are Scleropatrum horridum horridum Reitter, Gonocephalum reticulatum Motschulsky, Opatrum (Opatrum) subaratum Faldermann, Eumylada potanini (Reitter), E. punctifera (Reitter), Penthicus (Myladion) alashanicus (Reichardt), P. (Myladion) nojonicus (Kaszab), Myladina unguiculina Reitter, Melanesthes (Opatronesthes) rugipennis Reitter, M. (Melanesthes) maxima maxima Ménétriès and M. (Melanesthes) jintaiensis Ren.