Synchroa medogensis, a new species of Synchroidae (Coleoptera) from Xizang, China

Authors: Pan, Zhao Country: People's Republic of China DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e122792 Published: Jan. 1, 2024 Source: Biodiversity Data Journal OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Synchroa · Topics: Plant and animal studies, Insect and Pesticide Research, Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior

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Synchroa medogensis, a new species of Synchroidae Lacordaire, 1859, is described and illustrated, based on a single male collected from Mêdog, Xizang, China. This new species is close to S. elongatula Nikitsky, 1999 and S. melanotoides Lewis, 1895, but could be distinguished by the elongated antennae and elytra, the apically narrowed prosternal process and the stout parameres.The new information of this new species provided in this paper include: description, type information, distribution and comparison amongst S. medogensis sp. nov., S. elongatula and S. melanotoides.

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