The genus Scutellathous Kishii, 1955 (Coleoptera, Elateridae, Dendrometrinae) in China, with description of three new species

By

Liu, Zhen
Jiang, Shi-hong

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2019

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

857

Pages

85-104

Subjects

Athous , catalogue , Distribution , Elateroidea , key , new taxa , Ohirathous

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.857.29011

 

Abstract

Five species ofScutellathousKishii, 1955 are recognized from China, of which three are new.Scutellathoushabenularissp. nov.,S.nanlingensissp. nov., andS.quadratasp. nov. are described and illustrated. A key to species from China, a checklist, and a distribution map are provided. The relationships and comparisons among generaAthousEschscholtz, 1829,OhirathousHan & Park, 2012,ParathousFleutiaux, 1918, andScutellathousKishii, 1955 are discussed.