Description of five new species of the Macrolycus venustus species group (Coleoptera: Lycidae)

R. L. Du; Y. X. Yang; X. K. Yang; H. Y. Liu

doi:10.1080/24750263.2025.2501586

The European Zoological Journal (Dec 2025)

Description of five new species of the Macrolycus venustus species group (Coleoptera: Lycidae)

R. L. Du,
Y. X. Yang,
X. K. Yang,
H. Y. Liu

Affiliations

R. L. Du: Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application, School of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding, China
Y. X. Yang: Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application, School of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding, China
X. K. Yang: Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
H. Y. Liu: Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application, School of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/24750263.2025.2501586
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 92, no. 1
pp. 603 – 612

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Five new lycid species of the Macrolycus venustus species group have been discovered from China: M. acutus sp. nov., M. ramus sp. nov., M. microculus sp. nov., M. chonganensis sp. nov. and M. communis sp. nov. They are illustrated with habitus and male genitalia. Also, the aedeagus of M. sichuanensis Li etal. 2015 is illustrated and described to make comparisons with the new species. Additionally, a distribution map and an identification key to all species of the M. venustus species group are provided.

Published in The European Zoological Journal

ISSN: 2475-0263 (Online)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Zoology
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