A new species of Pseudodendroides Blair, 1914 (Coleoptera, Pyrochroidae, Pyrochroinae) from China, with a key to the species

By

Gao, Qi
Yang, Xin-Mei
Young, Daniel
Pan, Zhao

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1228

Pages

287--294

Subjects

China , Fire-colored beetle , identification key , new species , Pseudodendroides , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1228.142968

 

Abstract

Pseudodendroides Blair, 1914 is distributed in East Asia, with five described species. Currently, a new species, Pseudodendroides frontalis Gao & Pan, sp. nov., is described and illustrated from Yunnan Province, China. A key to the species of Pseudodendroides is provided and the phylogenetic relationships among Pseudodendroides and related genera are briefly discussed.