First discovered of the genus Pseudendeste Lawrence in mainland China(Coleoptera: Zopheridae: Gempylodini)

  • LI Wenjing ,
  • PAN Zhao ,
  • REN Guodong
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  • Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application of Hebei Province, College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China

Received date: 2020-09-04

  Online published: 2021-09-03

Abstract

A newly recorded species Pseudendestes namdaphaensis Pal, 1984 of the genus Pseudendestes from mainland China is reported. The species is known to be distributed in Yunnan, China, and northern India. The morphological description and illustration of the species are presented. Difference among this and other Pseudendestes species are compared. Key to the Chinese Pseudendestes species is offered.

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LI Wenjing , PAN Zhao , REN Guodong . First discovered of the genus Pseudendeste Lawrence in mainland China(Coleoptera: Zopheridae: Gempylodini)[J]. Journal of Hebei University(Natural Science Edition), 2021 , 41(4) : 390 -392 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-1565.2021.04.008

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