A new species of the genus Meilichius Gerstaecker (Coleoptera: Endomychidae: Cyclotominae) from Guangxi, China

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Authors: Cheng-Bin Wang, Wioletta Tomaszewska
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Abstract

This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Wang, Cheng-Bin, Tomaszewska, Wioletta (2025): A new species of the genus Meilichius Gerstaecker (Coleoptera: Endomychidae: Cyclotominae) from Guangxi, China. Zootaxa 5722 (2): 287-295, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5722.2.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5722.2.8AbstractA new species of handsome fungus beetles, Meilichius wukong sp. nov., is described from Guangxi, South China. Illustrations of its habitus and diagnostic characters are provided, together with a differential diagnosis distinguishing it from the most similar M. ornatus Arrow, 1920. In addition, the lectotype of M. ornatus is designated.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography

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Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Publication date
29 January 2026
Language
EN
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