Two new species of the genus Sinonychus (Coleoptera, Elmidae) from Guizhou, China

The riffle beetle genus Sinonychus Jäch & Boukal, 1995 (Elminae, Macronychini) includes only three species from East Asia. In this paper, two new species, S. lipinae sp. nov. and S. luodianensis sp. nov., are described from Guizhou Province, China. Illustrations of the new species and a...

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Main Authors: Ri-Xin Jiang, Xiang-Sheng Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2025-01-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/122412/download/pdf/
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Summary:The riffle beetle genus Sinonychus Jäch & Boukal, 1995 (Elminae, Macronychini) includes only three species from East Asia. In this paper, two new species, S. lipinae sp. nov. and S. luodianensis sp. nov., are described from Guizhou Province, China. Illustrations of the new species and a key to all five Sinonychus species are also provided.
ISSN:1313-2970