Mai Zuqi, Jia Fenglong
Life Sciences School; Sun Yat-sen University; Guangzhou; 510275; Guangdong; China.
Faculty of Environmental Sciences; Department of Ecology; Czech University of Life Sciences Prague; Czech.
Zootaxa. 2024 May 21;5453(3):359-368. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5453.3.3.
A new species of the water scavenger beetle, Hydrochara loong sp. nov. is described based on a pair of specimens collected from Shaanxi and a female collected from Hubei. This new species is similar to Hydrochara libera (Sharp, 1884) in morphology, but with a larger size and some distinct morphological differences. The new species is diagnosed and illustrated in detail. A key to Chinese species of the genus Hydrochara is provided.
基于采自陕西的一对标本以及采自湖北的一只雌虫,描述了水葬甲属的一个新物种——龙氏水葬甲Hydrochara loong sp. nov.。该新物种在形态上与自由水葬甲Hydrochara libera (Sharp, 1884) 相似,但体型更大且存在一些明显的形态差异。对该新物种进行了详细的鉴定和图示。提供了中国水葬甲属物种检索表。