Studies on the Stenothemus harmandi species-group (Coleoptera, Cantharidae), with descriptions of two new species from China

Haoyu Liu

doi:10.3897/bdj.9.e68659

Studies on the Stenothemus harmandi species-group (Coleoptera, Cantharidae), with descriptions of two new species from China

Citation

Liu H (2021). Studies on the Stenothemus harmandi species-group (Coleoptera, Cantharidae), with descriptions of two new species from China. Biodiversity Data Journal. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.3897/bdj.9.e68659 accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-08-08.

Description

The Stenothemus harmandi species group has 10 species at present. They are S. harmandi (Bourgeois, 1902) (located in N. India, Nepal); S. dentatus Wittmer, 1974, S. alexandrae Švihla, 2004, S. holosericus Švihla, 2005, S. orbiculatus Švihla, 2005 and S. subnitidus Švihla, 2005 (N. India); S. distortirudis Y. Yang & X. Yang, 2014, S. laticollis Y. Yang & X. Yang, 2014, S. parallelus Y. Yang & X. Yang, 2014 and S. septimus Y. Yang & X. Yang, 2014 (China: Xizang); S. fugongensis Y. Yang & X. Yang, 2014 (China: Yunnan); S. leishanensis Y. Yang & X. Yang, 2014 (China: Guizhou). In the present study, two previously known species are classified into to this species group, of which one subspecies is upgraded to the specific level, and another two new species are discovered and described.Two new species of the Stenothemus harmandi species group are described, S. acuticollis sp. n. (China: Yunnan) and S. nigricolor sp. n. (China: Xizang), which are illustrated with habitus photos and aedeagi of males, abdominal sternites VIII and internal genitalia of females. Two previously known species are classified into to this species group, S. dentatus Wittmer, 1974 and S. alexandrae Švihla, 2004 stat. n., the latter is upgraded from a subspecies of the former. Characters of the female reproductive system are described for the first time for the following species: S. distortirudis Y. Yang & X. Yang, 2014, S. laticollis Y. Yang & X. Yang, 2014, S. leishanensis Y. Yang & X. Yang, 2014, S. orbiculatus Švihla, 2005, S. septimus Y. Yang & X. Yang, 2014, S. subnitidus Švihla, 2005. Meanwhile, some additional distribution information is added for the above previously known species. A key for the identification of all species is updated.

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Haoyu Liu
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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
Baoding
CN
email: liuhy@hbu.edu.cn

Haoyu Liu
metadata author
position: Mr
The Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application, School of Life Science, Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Hebei University
Baoding
CN
email: liuhy@hbu.edu.cn

Haoyu Liu
administrative point of contact
position: Mr
The Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application, School of Life Science, Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Hebei University
Baoding
CN
email: liuhy@hbu.edu.cn