Tong Hui-Qin, Liu Hao-Yu, Kopetz Andreas, Yang Xing-Ke, Yang Yu-Xia
Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application; School of Life Sciences; Hebei University; Baoding 071002; China.
Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application; School of Life Sciences; Hebei University; Baoding 071002; China; Hebei Basic Science Center for Biotic Interaction; Hebei University; Baoding 071002; China.
Zootaxa. 2024 Oct 23;5528(1):211-232. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5528.1.16.
Prothemus longiphysus Wittmer, 1995 is considered as a junior synonym of P. sanguinosus (Farimaire, 1900). Meanwhile, P. angustioripennis (Pic, 1927), originally described in Cantharis, is removed from the synonym of P. sanguinosus and reinstated as a valid species. Besides, two new species are discovered and described under the names of P. biprominens sp. nov. and P. venustiformis sp. nov. In addition, the macrophotographs of aedeagi and female internal genitalia are firstly provided for the following species: P. sanguinosus, P. purpureipennis (Gorham, 1889), P. chinensis Wittmer, 1987, P. kiukianganus (Gorham, 1889), P. limbolarius (Fairmaire, 1900) and P. monochrous (Fairmaire, 1900). A key to the Prothemus species from Nanling National Natural Reserve, China is provided.
