A New Species ofDima(Coleoptera: Elateridae: Dimini), with a Checklist and Identification Key to the Chinese Species

Description of a New Species of Pseudocsikia Schimmel and Platia, 1991 (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Dimini) from Taiwan Island

“…The tribe Dimini includes both flightless and flight-capable species Mertlik et al 2017Mertlik et al , 2018Schimmel 1996;Schimmel and Platia 1991). Species from China, which is considered a diversity hotspot for this tribe (Qiu et al 2020), belong to both of these groups; some have fully developed wings and can fly, some have reduced wings and do not fly (Qiu et al 2018;Qiu and Kundrata 2022a). Species of the P. formosana-species group (i.e., P. formosana, P. chanjuan, P. choui, and P. douglasi, new species) are endemic to Taiwan Island and are all flightless (Qiu and Kundrata 2022a).…”

“…Species from China, which is considered a diversity hotspot for this tribe (Qiu et al . 2020), belong to both of these groups; some have fully developed wings and can fly, some have reduced wings and do not fly (Qiu et al . 2018; Qiu and Kundrata 2022a).…”

“…The click-beetle tribe Dimini Candèze, 1863 belongs to the subfamily Dendrometrinae Gistel, 1848 (Costa et al 2010;Douglas et al 2021). It is a small group with approximately 300 described species classified in 12 genera (Kundrata and Németh 2019;Kundrata and Sormova 2018;Mertlik et al 2017Mertlik et al , 2018Qiu 2021a, b;Qiu and Kundrata 2022a, b;Qiu et al 2018Qiu et al , 2020Ruan et al 2018), with representatives distributed in Europe, the Himalayas, East and Southeast Asia Mertlik et al 2017;Schimmel and Platia 1991).…”

“…2018, 2019; Mertlik et al . 2017, 2018; Qiu 2021a, b; Qiu and Kundrata 2022a, b; Qiu et al . 2018, 2020; Ruan et al .…”