First record of tribe Laenini (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Lagriinae) from Shanghai, with description of a new species of the genus Laena Dejean

Xiao-Bin Song; DE-Yao Zhou; Zhi-Bing Chen; Ming-Zhen Lin; Jian-Qing Zhu

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4712.1.6

First record of tribe Laenini (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Lagriinae) from Shanghai, with description of a new species of the genus Laena Dejean

Zootaxa. 2019 Dec 18;4712(1):zootaxa.4712.1.6. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4712.1.6.

Authors

Xiao-Bin Song¹, DE-Yao Zhou, Zhi-Bing Chen, Ming-Zhen Lin, Jian-Qing Zhu

Affiliation

¹ Love Field Story Studio, Room 1013, No. 68, Guilin Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200234, P.R. China. user@example.com.

PMID: 32230698
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4712.1.6

Abstract

Laena hongqiao sp. n. is described from Shanghai. This discovery expands the provincial distribution of the huge tenebrionid genus Laena in mainland China, and enriches the knowledge of the species diversity in Shanghai. A key modified from Schawaller 2008 and Wei Ren 2018 is provided to include this new species.

Keywords: Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Lagriinae, Laena, new species, urban habitat, Shanghai.

MeSH terms

Animal Distribution
Animals
China
Coleoptera*