A new species of Bolbelasmus (Coleoptera, Bolboceratidae) from Guangdong Province, China

Authors: Liao, Weiqi Country: People's Republic of China DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e131664 Published: Jan. 1, 2024 Source: Biodiversity Data Journal OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

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Keywords: Bolbelasmus · Topics: Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution, Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography, Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies

Bolbelasmus is a group of small to medium-sized beetles distributed in the Holarctic and Oriental Regions and in Central America. It includes two subgenera (Bolbelasmus and Kolbeus) and 32 species known in the world fauna with seven species recorded from China.The new species, Bolbelasmus guangdongensis sp. nov., is described from south China and compared with B. coreanus, B. meridionalis and B. chifengi.

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