A study of Anthaxia subgen. Thailandia Bílý, 1990 from China (Coleoptera, Buprestidae, Buprestinae)

Zhihao Qi; Hongmu Ai; Xueyou He; Rongxiang Su; Shouping Cai; Haitian Song

doi:10.3897/zookeys.1154.97316

A study of Anthaxia subgen. Thailandia Bílý, 1990 from China (Coleoptera, Buprestidae, Buprestinae)

Zookeys. 2023 Mar 21:1154:149-157. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1154.97316. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Zhihao Qi^{1

2}, Hongmu Ai², Xueyou He¹, Rongxiang Su¹, Shouping Cai¹, Haitian Song¹

Affiliations

¹ Fujian Academy of Forestry, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350012, China Fujian Academy of Forestry Fujian China.
² College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, China Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University Fujian China.

Abstract

In this paper, the subgenus Thailandia Bílý, 1990 of the genus Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 1829 from China is reported, including two species: A. (T.) svatoplukbilyi Qi & Song, sp. nov. from Guangxi and A. (T.) rondoni Baudon, 1962 from Yunnan. The description and illustrations of the new species are provided, the illustrations and information of A. (T.) rondoni from Yunnan are given for the first time, and the diagnostic characters are provided to distinguish the new species from other related species.

Keywords: Guangxi; Yunnan; jewel beetle; new species; taxonomy.

Zhihao Qi, Hongmu Ai, Xueyou He, Rongxiang Su, Shouping Cai, Haitian Song.

Grants and funding

Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province, China Forestry Scientific Research Project of Fujian Province