Review of the Lycocerus pallidulus group (Coleoptera, Cantharidae), with descriptions of six new species from China

Abstract

The Lycocerus pallidulus subgroup, originally placed in the L. maculicollis group, is suggested as an independent species group herein and its diagnosis is redefined. Ten previously known species of Lycocerus are attributed to this group, including L. centrochinensis (Švihla, 2004), L. genaemaculatus (Wittmer, 1951), L. hubeiensis (Švihla, 2004), L. kubani (Švihla, 2004), L. zdeneki (Švihla, 2004), L. bilineatus (Wittmer, 1995), L. jelineki (Švihla, 2004), L. putzi Švihla, 2011, L. pictipennis (Wittmer, 1995), and L. curvatus (Wittmer, 1995). Additionally, six new species of this group are described from China, including L. laterophysussp. nov., L. flavipennissp. nov., L. putzimimussp. nov., L. maoershanensissp. nov., L. chongqingensissp. nov., and L. bispermathecussp. nov. These species are illustrated with photographs of habitus, aedeagi, abdominal sternites VIII, and reproductive systems of female. In addition, an identification key and a distribution map of the L. pallidulus group are provided.

A new fossil Sucinorhagonycha (Coleoptera: Cantharidae) from Baltic amber with visible female gonostili

“…The female reproductive system has been the subject of very few studies but has proven to be extremely important for the systematics of the family (Brancucci 1980). However recently we have relied mainly on studies of only the oviduct and spermatheca of the genus Lycocerus Gorham, 1889 (e.g., Wang et al 2023, Yang et al 2014.…”