Two remarkable new species of Prothemus Champion from China and Thailand, with comments on their systematic status (Coleoptera, Cantharidae)

By

Yang, Yuxia
Kazantsev, Sergey
Yang, Xingke.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2011

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

119

Pages

53-61

Subjects

Coleoptera, Cantharidae, Prothemus, new species, s

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria, Pensoft Publishers,

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.119.1621

 

Abstract

Two remarkable new cantharid species were described, Prothemus laticornis sp. n. (CHINA: Yunnan) and P. lycoceroides sp. n. (THAILAND: Chiang Dao), and provided with illustrations of aedeagi, ultimate abdominal sternites and antennae of both sexes. Their systematic status was discussed, because they differed from all other species of Prothemus in the serrate antennae and elytra with distinct longitudinal costae and longer pubescence.