The genus Pterostichus in China III: a brief review of subgenus Chinapterus Berlov (Coleoptera, Carabidae) with descriptions of two new species

Autor: Sodnomtsog Dorjderem, Hongliang Shi, Hongbin Liang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: ZooKeys, Vol 953, Iss , Pp 61-83 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1313-2970
DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.953.52282
Popis: The subgenus Chinapterus Berlov, 1998 of the genus Pterostichus is briefly reviewed and a new synonym is proposed: Pterostichus singularis Tschitschérine, 1889 = Pterostichus balthasari Jedlička, 1937 syn. nov. Two new species are described: Pterostichus (Chinapterus) lianhuaensis sp. nov. and Pterostichus (Chinapterus) liupanensis sp. nov. Pterostichus przewalskyi Tschitschérine, 1888 is moved from subgenus Sinoreophilus Sciaky, 1996 to Chinapterus, and lectotypes are designated for P. balthasari and P. przewalskyi. A key to four species of the subgenus Chinapterus is provided.
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