Revision of the Chinese endemic genus Megadrypta Sciaky & Anichtchenko, 2020 (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Dryptini), with description of a new species

By

Chen, Jia-Heng
Shi, Hongliang
Liang, Hongbin

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1226

Pages

183--193

Subjects

China , Dryptinae , Ground beetles , new records , new species , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1226.142678

 

Abstract

The species of the genus Megadrypta Sciaky & Anichtchenko, 2020 are reviewed. A new species M. maozhouisp. nov. is described from Sichuan and Yunnan provinces, China (type locality: Tiantaishan, Qionglai City, Sichuan). New provincial records of M. mirabilis Sciaky & Anichtchenko, 2020 are reported as well. A key of the genus Megadrypta is provided.