First record of the genus Pectapalochrus Tshernyshev, 2016 (Coleoptera, Malachiidae) from China
Citation
Tong J (2023). First record of the genus Pectapalochrus Tshernyshev, 2016 (Coleoptera, Malachiidae) from China. Biodiversity Data Journal. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.3897/bdj.11.e104877 accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-05-25.Description
Pectapalochrus Tshernyshev, 2016 is a small genus belonging to the tribe Apalochrini in the family Malachiidae (Coleoptera, Cleroidea), with four currently known species: P. omega (Evers, 1965) from Mongolia, P. armenus (Iablokoff-Khnzorian, 1978) from Armenia, P. pictus (Motschulsky, 1860) from Russia and P. pectinicornis (Erichson, 1840) from Russia and Mongolia.Pectapalochrus Tshernyshev, 2016 is newly recorded from China upon the discovery of P. omega (Evers, 1965) from Ningxia Autonomous Region. The morphological characters of the adult are re-described in detail with illustrations of external appearance and relevant characters.Taxonomic Coverages
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The Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application, School of Life Science, Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Hebei University, 071002
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Junbo Tong
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The Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application, School of Life Science, Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Hebei University, 071002
Baoding
CN
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The Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application, School of Life Science, Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Hebei University, 071002
Baoding
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