title: Taxonomy of Fissocantharis Pic (Coleoptera, Cantharidae) from Guangxi, China, with descriptions of six new species.
abstract: A total of 17 species of Fissocantharis Pic is recorded from Guangxi, China. Six species are described new to science, Fissocantharissinensomima sp. n., Fissocantharissexcostata sp. n., Fissocantharisbasilaris sp. n., Fissocanthariseschara sp. n., Fissocantharislatipalpa sp. n. and Fissocantharisbiprojicientis sp. n., and two previously known species are redescribed, Fissocantharisgracilipes (Pic, 1927) and Fissocantharissinensis (Wittmer, 1988). These species are presented with habitus of males, abdominal sternites VIII of females and genitalia of both sexes. Fissocantharisflavofacialis (Pic, 1926) is synonymized with Fissocantharisangusta (Fairmaire, 1900); both were originally described in the genus Podabrus Westwood. Additionally, a key and a checklist of all the species of Fissocantharis from Guangxi are provided.
authors: College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, Hebei Province, China.
authors: Yuxia
authors: Y
authors: Yang
authors: College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, Hebei Province, China.
authors: Limei
authors: L
authors: Li
authors: College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, Hebei Province, China.
authors: Kaile
authors: K
authors: Guan
authors: Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
authors: Xingke
authors: X
authors: Yang
keywords: Cantharidae; China; Fissocantharis; Guangxi; Taxonomy; new species; synonym