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

ABSTRACT:

Background

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.

New information

The new species, Bolbelasmusguangdongensis sp. nov., is described from south China and compared with B.coreanus, B.meridionalis and B.chifengi.

SUBMITTER: Liao W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11464902 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature