Allopachrianigrocatta sp. nov. from Guangxi, with a key and checklist of Chinese species and additional records of Allopachria Zimmermann, 1924 from China (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Hydroporinae, Hyphydrini)

Zhuo-Yin Jiang; Ya-Ru Chen; Li-Bo Han; Feng-Long Jia; Bei-Xin Wang

doi:10.3897/zookeys.1219.137179

Allopachrianigrocatta sp. nov. from Guangxi, with a key and checklist of Chinese species and additional records of Allopachria Zimmermann, 1924 from China (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Hydroporinae, Hyphydrini)

Zookeys. 2024 Dec 4:1219:287-302. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1219.137179. eCollection 2024.

Authors

Zhuo-Yin Jiang^{1

2}, Ya-Ru Chen¹, Li-Bo Han¹, Feng-Long Jia², Bei-Xin Wang¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China Sun Yat-sen University Guangzhou China.
² Department of Entomology, College of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China Nanjing Agricultural University Nanjing China.

Abstract

A new species Allopachrianigrocatta sp. nov. from Guangxi, China is described. New records are provided for the following Allopachria species: A.dudgeoni Wewalka, 2000 and A.weinbergeri Wewalka, 2000 from Zhejiang, and A.yiae Bian, Guo & Ji, 2013 from Guizhou. Additional records are also given for some other Chinese species. The habitus and male genitalia of the new species are illustrated. An updated key and a checklist of all Chinese species of Allopachria are provided.

Keywords: Allopachria; China; Dytiscidae; Hydroporinae; Oriental region; checklist; fauna; identification key; new record; new species; taxonomy.

Zhuo-yin Jiang, Ya-ru Chen, Li-bo Han, Feng-long Jia, Bei-xin Wang.