Three new species of the genus Zaitzevia Champion, 1923 (Coleoptera, Elmidae) from China

Ri-Xin Jiang; Xiang-Sheng Chen

doi:10.3897/zookeys.1174.101046

Three new species of the genus Zaitzevia Champion, 1923 (Coleoptera, Elmidae) from China

Zookeys. 2023 Aug 10:1174:191-206. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1174.101046. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Ri-Xin Jiang^{1

2}, Xiang-Sheng Chen^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, Guizhou, China.
² The Provincial Special Key Laboratory for Development and Utilization of Insect Resources of Guizhou, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, Guizhou, China.

Abstract

Three new riffle beetles of the genus Zaitzevia Champion, 1923 are described from China, namely Zaitzeviasichuanensissp. nov. and Zaitzeviafengtongzhaiensissp. nov. from Sichuan Province, and Zaitzeviayingzuijieensissp. nov. from Hunan Province. Habitus and diagnostic features of the new species are illustrated. A checklist of all known Chinese Zaitzevia species is given, and a key and distributional map of Zaitzevia species from the Chinese mainland are provided.

Keywords: China; Elmidae; Macronychini; new species; riffle beetle.

Ri-Xin Jiang, Xiang-Sheng Chen.

Grants and funding

the Program of Excellent Innovation Talents, Guizhou Province (No. 20154021)