Taxonomic notes on the little-known genus Metahelotella Kirejtshuk (Coleoptera, Cucujoidea, Helotidae) from southwestern China, with description of a new species and two new records

By

Huang, Yu-Zhou
Gu, Tianxuan

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025-11-5

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1258

Pages

189--198

Subjects

Cucujiformia , identification key , Morphology , new record , new taxon , Oriental region , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1258.171034

 

Abstract

<br> Metahelotella alatonotata<br> sp. nov.<br> is described from Yunnan, China. Habitus and diagnostic characters of the new species are illustrated.<br> Metahelotella semifulva<br> (Ritsema, 1881) and<br> Metahelotella immaculata<br> (Ritsema, 1891) are newly recorded from China. A distribution map of the genus<br> Metahelotella<br> in Indochina and southwestern China and a taxonomic key to all species are provided.<br>