A study on the Melandryidae (Coleoptera) of Mount Leigong, Guizhou Province, Southwest China, with descriptions of three new species and a checklist of Chinese melandryid species

By

Yang, Shulin
Zeng, Hegen

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025-11-28

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1261

Pages

223--239

Subjects

Biodiversity , False darkling beetles , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1261.172411

 

Abstract

<br> Six melandryid species, including three new species,<br> Phloiotrya similis<br> sp. nov.<br> ,<br> Melandrya bifasciata<br> sp. nov.<br> , and<br> Phloeotrinus elongatus<br> sp. nov.<br> , and three new provincial records from Guizhou,<br> Dircaeomorpha elegans<br> Sasaji, 1974,<br> Sallumia davidis<br> Fairmaire, 1889, and<br> Mikadonius gracilis<br> Lewis, 1895, from the Leigongshan National Nature Reserve and neighbouring area (Mount Leigong area) are reported in this article. A checklist of Chinese melandryid species is provided.<br>