title: Description of four new species related to Fissocantharis novemexcavatus (Wittmer, 1951) (Coleoptera, Cantharidae) from China.
abstract: Four new species related to Fissocantharis novemexcavatus (Wittmer, 1951) are described, F. safranekimima sp. nov. (CHINA: Shaanxi), F. septangula sp. nov. (CHINA: Shaanxi), F. guizhouensis sp. nov. (CHINA: Guizhou) and F. novemoblonga sp. nov. (CHINA: Zhejiang, Anhui), which are illustrated with habitus and antennae of males, abdominal sternites VIII of females and genitalia of both sexes. A key for identification of the species of F. novemexcavatus species complex is presented.
authors.affiliation: The Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application, College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, Hebei Province, China.; Email: yxyang@hbu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Yuxia
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: The Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application, College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, Hebei Province, China.; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Limei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.; Email: yangxk@ioz.ac.cn.
authors.forename: Xingke
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002681:China; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D013045:Species Specificity