First record of the jacobsoniid beetle genus Derolathrus Sharp (Coleoptera, Jacobsoniidae) from China with the description of a new species
2025/10/07 by RI-XIN JIANG, Xiang‐Sheng Chen, Lin Yang · 1 voice
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Environmental Science · #Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution #Forest Insect Ecology and Management #Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies
paper · pdf · doi:10.3897/dez.72.159951
openalex publication_date 2025/10/07 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/02
Abstract
The jacobsoniid beetle genus Derolathrus Sharp in Sharp & Scott, 1908 is recorded from China for the first time. A new species, Derolathrus hainanensis sp. nov. , is described; the specimen was collected beneath the bark of a decaying broadleaf tree. A checklist and an updated key to the known species of Derolathrus are provided.
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