Three new species of the genus Zaitzevia Champion, 1923 (Coleoptera, Elmidae) from China

By

Jiang, Ri-Xin
Chen, Xiangsheng

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2023

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1174

Pages

191--206

Subjects

China , Elmidae , Macronychini , new species , riffle beetle

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1174.101046

 

Abstract

Three new riffle beetles of the genus Zaitzevia Champion, 1923 are described from China, namely Zaitzevia sichuanensissp. nov. and Zaitzevia fengtongzhaiensissp. nov. from Sichuan Province, and Zaitzevia yingzuijieensissp. nov. from Hunan Province. Habitus and diagnostic features of the new species are illustrated. A checklist of all known Chinese Zaitzevia species is given, and a key and distributional map of Zaitzevia species from the Chinese mainland are provided.