Descriptions of two new species of Mexico Spilman, 1972 from the Oriental region (Coleoptera: Limnichidae)

Two new species of intertidal limnichid beetles, Mexico xiei sp. nov. and Mexico lawrencei sp. nov., are described from the Xisha Islands of China and Christmas Island of Australia, respectively, providing new distributions for these rare and poorly known beetles. The later species represents the fi...

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Published in:Journal of natural history 2021-04, Vol.55 (13-14), p.909-920
Main Authors: Liu, Zhen-Hua, Jia, Feng-Long
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Australia
Beetles
China
Coleoptera
Identification keys
Limnichidae
Mexico
New records
New species
Oriental region
Thaumastodinae
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Summary:Two new species of intertidal limnichid beetles, Mexico xiei sp. nov. and Mexico lawrencei sp. nov., are described from the Xisha Islands of China and Christmas Island of Australia, respectively, providing new distributions for these rare and poorly known beetles. The later species represents the first record of Mexico Spilman, 1972 in Australia. An updated key to species of Oriental Mexico is provided.
ISSN:0022-2933
1464-5262
DOI:10.1080/00222933.2021.1931516