A revision of the Chinese Helochares (s. str.) Mulsant, 1844 (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae)
Representatives of the subgenus Helochares (s. str.) Mulsant, 1844 of China are revised. One new species, H. (s. str.) songi sp. nov., is described from Guangxi, China. All species known from China are redescribed. A diagnosis and a differential diagnosis are provided for each species. Helochares fu...
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| description | Representatives of the subgenus Helochares (s. str.) Mulsant, 1844 of China are revised. One new species, H. (s. str.) songi sp. nov., is described from Guangxi, China. All species known from China are redescribed. A diagnosis and a differential diagnosis are provided for each species. Helochares fuliginosus d’Orchymont, 1932 is recorded for the first time from China and Cambodia. Additional distribution records of H. atropiceus Régimbart, 1903 and H. pallens (MacLeay, 1825) are provided from China. The habitus and aedeagus of all species are illustrated, and a key for the identification of Chinese species of the subgenus is provided. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-12b5f238aa004aeeb86e701c7efe160c2022-12-21T18:57:53ZengConsortium of European Natural History MuseumsEuropean Journal of Taxonomy2118-97732018-05-01043810.5852/ejt.2018.438445A revision of the Chinese Helochares (s. str.) Mulsant, 1844 (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae)Fenglong Jia0Yu-dan Tang1Institute of Entomology, Life Science School, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275 GuangdongInstitute of Entomology, Life Science School, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275 GuangdongRepresentatives of the subgenus Helochares (s. str.) Mulsant, 1844 of China are revised. One new species, H. (s. str.) songi sp. nov., is described from Guangxi, China. All species known from China are redescribed. A diagnosis and a differential diagnosis are provided for each species. Helochares fuliginosus d’Orchymont, 1932 is recorded for the first time from China and Cambodia. Additional distribution records of H. atropiceus Régimbart, 1903 and H. pallens (MacLeay, 1825) are provided from China. The habitus and aedeagus of all species are illustrated, and a key for the identification of Chinese species of the subgenus is provided.https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/569Hydrophilidaenew speciesChinaOrientalPalaearctic |
| spellingShingle | Fenglong Jia Yu-dan Tang A revision of the Chinese Helochares (s. str.) Mulsant, 1844 (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae) European Journal of Taxonomy Hydrophilidae new species China Oriental Palaearctic |
| title | A revision of the Chinese Helochares (s. str.) Mulsant, 1844 (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae) |
| title_full | A revision of the Chinese Helochares (s. str.) Mulsant, 1844 (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae) |
| title_fullStr | A revision of the Chinese Helochares (s. str.) Mulsant, 1844 (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | A revision of the Chinese Helochares (s. str.) Mulsant, 1844 (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae) |
| title_short | A revision of the Chinese Helochares (s. str.) Mulsant, 1844 (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae) |
| title_sort | revision of the chinese helochares s str mulsant 1844 coleoptera hydrophilidae |
| topic | Hydrophilidae new species China Oriental Palaearctic |
| url | https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/569 |
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