A new species of Sphaerius Waltl from China (Coleoptera, Myxophaga, Sphaeriusidae)

A new species, Sphaerius minutus sp. n., is described and illustrated from Jinggangshan Mts., Jiangxi Province, China. It is the first species of this family described from East Asia. This species lives under wet stones at the edge of rivers.

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Main Authors: Zu-long Liang, Fenglong Jia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2018-12-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/30600/
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description A new species, Sphaerius minutus sp. n., is described and illustrated from Jinggangshan Mts., Jiangxi Province, China. It is the first species of this family described from East Asia. This species lives under wet stones at the edge of rivers.
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spelling doaj.art-1d1f9c4ea8a449719f86c0cfb630493e2022-12-21T18:58:30ZengPensoft PublishersZooKeys1313-29891313-29702018-12-0180811512110.3897/zookeys.808.3060030600A new species of Sphaerius Waltl from China (Coleoptera, Myxophaga, Sphaeriusidae)Zu-long Liang0Fenglong Jia1Sun Yat-sen UniversitySun Yat-sen UniversityA new species, Sphaerius minutus sp. n., is described and illustrated from Jinggangshan Mts., Jiangxi Province, China. It is the first species of this family described from East Asia. This species lives under wet stones at the edge of rivers.https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/30600/
spellingShingle Zu-long Liang
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A new species of Sphaerius Waltl from China (Coleoptera, Myxophaga, Sphaeriusidae)
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title A new species of Sphaerius Waltl from China (Coleoptera, Myxophaga, Sphaeriusidae)
title_full A new species of Sphaerius Waltl from China (Coleoptera, Myxophaga, Sphaeriusidae)
title_fullStr A new species of Sphaerius Waltl from China (Coleoptera, Myxophaga, Sphaeriusidae)
title_full_unstemmed A new species of Sphaerius Waltl from China (Coleoptera, Myxophaga, Sphaeriusidae)
title_short A new species of Sphaerius Waltl from China (Coleoptera, Myxophaga, Sphaeriusidae)
title_sort new species of sphaerius waltl from china coleoptera myxophaga sphaeriusidae
url https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/30600/
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