A new species of Sphaerius Waltl from China (Coleoptera, Myxophaga, Sphaeriusidae)

By

Liang, Zulong
Jia, Fenglong

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

808

Pages

115-121

Subjects

China , Coleoptera , new species , Oriental region , Sphaerius , Sphaeriusidae

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.808.30600

 

Abstract

A new species,Sphaeriusminutussp. n., is described and illustrated from Jinggangshan Mts., Jiangxi Province, China. It is the first species of this family described from East Asia. This species lives under wet stones at the edge of rivers.