On the Lathrobium fauna of the Luoxiao Mountains, Central China.
Thirteen species of Lathrobium Gravenhorst, 1802 are recorded from the Luoxiao Mountains, Central China, all of them micropterous and locally endemic. Eight species are described and illustrated: L. bamianense Peng & Li sp. n., L. fumingi Peng & Li sp. n., L. jinyuae Peng & Li sp. n., L. jiulingense Peng & Li sp. n., L. shuguangi Peng & Li sp. n., L. taiye Peng & Li sp. n., L. yangshimuense Peng & Li sp. n., and L. yipingae Peng & Li sp. n. Five probably undescribed species remain unnamed. Including the new taxa, 219 Lathrobium species are currently known from mainland China.
Department of Biology, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 100 Guilin Road, Shanghai, 200234 P. R. China.; Email: lathrobium@163.com.
Zhong
Z
Peng
Department of Biology, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 100 Guilin Road, Shanghai, 200234 P. R. China.; Email: unknown.
Li-Zhen
LZ
Li
Department of Biology, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 100 Guilin Road, Shanghai, 200234 P. R. China.; Email: lathrobium@163.com.
Mei-Jun
MJ
Zhao
D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D002681:China; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size