Definition of the jianfengling species group of the ground beetle genus Orthogonius MacLeay (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Orthogoniini)

By

Tian, Mingyi
Deuve, Thierry

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2016

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

615

Pages

95-117

Subjects

Carabids , Indo-Burma , new species , taxonomy , termitophilous

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.615.9179

 

Abstract

The jianfengling species group of the termitophilous carabid genus Orthogonius MacLeay, 1825 is defined and reviewed. This species group ranges from southern China, crossing Indochina and Myanmar to eastern India. To date, the jianfengling species group is composed of ten species, including six new species which are hereinafter described and illustrated: O. wrasei sp. n. (Myanmar), O. bellus sp. n. and O. limbourgi sp. n. (Vietnam), O. politior sp. n., O. aberlenci sp. n. (Laos) and O. meghalayaensis sp. n. (India). Habitus, elytral apices and male genitalia of all species are illustrated. A key to species and a distribution map of jianfengling species group are provided.