A contribution to Dongodytes (s. str.) Deuve, 1993 (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Trechinae)

By

Yang, Pingjing
Huang, Sunbin
Tian, Mingyi

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

772

Pages

129-140

Subjects

aphaenopsian , Cavernicolous , China , Ground beetles

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.772.25803

 

Abstract

The hypogean genusDongodytesDeuve, 1993, one of the most cave-adapted genera of ground beetles, is distributed in northern Guangxi, ranging from Mashan through Du’an, Bama, and Fengshan to Tian’e. Review of nominate subgenus Dongodytes Deuve, 1993, with new records forD.fowleriDeuve, 1993 andD.grandisUéno, 1998 are provided. Meanwhile,Dongodytestonywhittenisp. n.is described from a limestone cave in Bama County. This interesting species is dedicated to the late Dr. Tony Whitten, a well-known cave biodiversity conservationist in Asia. A key to all species ofDongodytes(s. str.) is also provided.