摘要
Blaps is the most species-rich genus in the subtribe Blaptina, with 220 described species. In this study, we constructed a preliminary phylogenetic framework for 23 Blaps species inferred from a fragment of the mitochondrial COI gene. Based on the phylogenetic topology and the results of three molecular species delimitation analyses, three larval specimens are assessed for the adults. Additionally, the larvae of these three species are described and illustrated: Blaps (Ablapsis) apicecostata Bair, 1922, Blaps (Ablapsis) brevipes Seidlitz, 1893, and Blaps (Blaps) moerens Allard, 1880. A key to the known Blaps larvae is provided.
Abstract
Blaps is the most species-rich genus in the subtribe Blaptina, with 220 described species. In this study, we constructed a preliminary phylogenetic framework for 23 Blaps species inferred from a fragment of the mitochondrial COI gene. Based on the phylogenetic topology and the results of three molecular species delimitation analyses, three larval specimens are assessed for the adults. Additionally, the larvae of these three species are described and illustrated: Blaps (Ablapsis) apicecostata Bair, 1922, Blaps (Ablapsis) brevipes Seidlitz, 1893, and Blaps (Blaps) moerens Allard, 1880. A key to the known Blaps larvae is provided.
关键词
Immature stage, morphological description, taxonomy
Key words
Immature stage, morphological description, taxonomy
Baoyue Zhang, Kaifeng Wang, Xiumin Li, Saihong Dong.
Descriptions of the larvae of three Chinese species of the genus Blaps (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Blaptinae)[J]. Zoological Systematics. 2026, 51(4): 280-291 https://doi.org/10.11865/zs.2026403
Baoyue Zhang, Kaifeng Wang, Xiumin Li, Saihong Dong.
Descriptions of the larvae of three Chinese species of the genus Blaps (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Blaptinae)[J]. Zoological Systematics. 2026, 51(4): 280-291 https://doi.org/10.11865/zs.2026403
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