The species of the genus <i>Zaitzevia</i> Champion, 1923 (Coleoptera, Elmidae) from Shaanxi Province, China.

ABSTRACT: A synopsis of the species of the genus Zaitzevia Champion, 1923 from Shaanxi Province (China) is provided. Five new species are described: Z. coronifer sp. nov., Z. disparilis sp. nov., Z. hybrida sp. nov., Z. pilosa sp. nov., and Z. robusta sp. nov. These five new species are not confined to Shaanxi but recorded also from other provinces: Z. coronifer (Hubei), Z. disparilis (Anhui, Gansu, Guizhou, Hunan), Z. hybrida (Gansu, Sichuan, Yunnan), Z. pilosa (Hubei, Hunan), and Z. robusta (Hubei, Sichuan). A key to the six Zaitzevia species currently known from Shaanxi, as well as photographs of the habitus and the aedeagi, are provided. The morphological delimitation of the gen

SUBMITTER: Bian DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12728526 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature