A newly-recorded genus, Lasiocallimerus Corporaal, 1939 (Coleoptera, Cleridae) from China, with description of a new species

2025/10/23 by Zichao Chai, Jiří Kolibáč, Haoyu Liu +2 · 1 voice
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution #Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies #Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography

paper · pdf · doi:10.3897/bdj.13.e169936

openalex created_date 2025/10/23 · openalex publication_date 2025/10/23 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/22

Abstract

The genus Lasiocallimerus Corporaal, 1939 is a small genus belonging to the tribe Hydnocerini in the subfamily Clerinae (Coleoptera, Cleridae), with three known species from Southeast Asia. This genus is recorded from China for the first time. A new species, Lasiocallimerus wangi sp. nov., is described and illustrated from Yunnan Province and L. dembatkoi Kolibáč, 1998 is newly recorded from Yunnan and Guangxi Provinces of China. A key to the identification of all Lasiocallimerus species is provided.

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