Notes on the genus Xenocerogria (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Lagriini) from China

Authors: Zhou, Yong Countries: People's Republic of China, Taiwan DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.451.8478 Published: Jan. 1, 2014 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

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

Three species of the genus Xenocerogria Merkl, 2007 have been recorded in China, X. feai (Borchmann, 1911), X. ignota (Borchmann, 1941) and X. ruficollis (Borchmann, 1912). Xenocera xanthisma Chen, 2002 is proposed as a junior synonym of X. ruficollis. Lectotype of X. ignota is designated, and the species is transferred to the genus Lagria Fabricius, 1775. New Chinese province records of X. ruficollis are provided.

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