Five new species of the Macrolycus ligulatus species-group from China (Coleoptera, Lycidae)

By

Ruolan, Du
Yang, Yuxia
Yang, Xingke.
Liu, Haoyu

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1208

Pages

315--330

Subjects

Alpha taxonomy , China , Macrolycus , net-winged beetles , new species

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1208.125938

 

Abstract

Five new species of the Macrolycus ligulatus species-group, M. expansussp. nov., M. quartussp. nov., M. costussp. nov., M. opacipennissp. nov. and M. curtussp. nov., are reported from China and described with macrophotographs of the habitus of both sexes and aedeagi. Macrolycus guangxiensis Li, Bocak & Pang, 2015 is illustrated showing the female habitus and genitalia for the first time. In addition, a distribution map and a key to all species of the M. ligulatus species-group are provided.