Two new species of Brachytrycherus Arrow, 1920 from China (Coleoptera, Endomychidae)

By

Chang, Ling-Xiao
Bi, Wenxuan
Ren, Guo-Dong.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2016

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

595

Pages

137-146

Subjects

China , Coleoptera , Endomychidae , new species , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.7569

 

Abstract

Two new species of Brachytrycherus from China, B. conaensis sp. n. and B. curviantennae sp. n. are described and illustrated. Brachytrycherus conaensis sp. n. is the first species of the Handsome Fungus Beetles recorded feeding on Ascomycetes. A key to the species of Brachytrycherus known in China is provided.