The first record of the genus Laemostenus from China, with descriptions of two new species from the Himalaya (Carabidae, Sphodrini, Sphodrina)

By

Zhu, Pingzhou
Shi, Hongliang
Liang, Hongbin

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2021

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1017

Pages

77--88

Subjects

brunneus species group , ground beetle , new record , Pristonychus , taxonomy , Xizang

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1017.61383

 

Abstract

The genus Laemostenus is recorded from China for the first time, and two new species are described: L. (Pristonychus) zhentangensissp. nov. (type locality: Dinggyê County, Xizang), and L. (P.) zhamensissp. nov. (type locality: Nyalam County, Xizang). The relationships of these new species are briefly discussed.