First discovery of the genus Enicopus Stephens (Coleoptera, Dasytidae) from China

By

Miao, Jialin
Liu, Haoyu
Tong, Junbo
Yang, Xingke.
Yang, Yuxia

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025-1-28

Original Publication

Biodiversity data journal

Volume

13

Pages

1--10

Subjects

Alpha taxonomy , China , Cleroidea , Dasytidae , new faunistic record

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia Pensoft Publishers [2013]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.13.e144281

 

Abstract

Enicopus Stephens, 1830, is classified within the subfamily Dasytinae of the family Dasytidae (Coleoptera, Cleroidea). Currently, it comprises two subgenera and 27 known species. This genus primarily inhabits south-central Europe, with certain species extending into west Asia; however, it has not been reported in China until now.<br> The genus Enicopus Stephens, 1830 is reported for the first time from China, following the discovery of E. (Enicopus) ater (Fabricius, 1787) in Xinjiang Autonomous Region. This species is thoroughly re-described and illustrated, including detailed depictions of the ultimate abdominal tergites and sternites, genitalia of both sexes, as well as tarsomeres 1 from the right front and hind legs of male.