title: A new Eastern Asian Hycleus and key to the Chinese species of the phaleratus group (Coleoptera, Meloidae, Mylabrini).
abstract: A new species of Hycleus belonging to the phaleratus group, and close to Hycleusphaleratus, is described. The new species, Hycleusmarcipoli, is distributed in China (Gansu and Taiwan), Laos, and northern Thailand. A key to the Chinese species of this group is presented.
authors.affiliation: The Key laboratory of Invertebrate Systematics and Application of Hebei Province, Hebei University, 071002, Baoding, Hebei Province, China.
authors.forename: Zhao
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze, Università degli studi Roma Tre, Viale G. Marconi 446, 00146, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carosi
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze, Università degli studi Roma Tre, Viale G. Marconi 446, 00146, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Marco A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Bologna
keywords: Blister beetles; China; key to species; new species; taxonomy