First description of the female of Lamiogethes hastipenis Liu et al., 2020 (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae, Meligethinae)

Meike Liu; Xinyue Wang; Simone Sabatelli; Paolo Audisio

doi:10.13133/2284-4880/1781

First description of the female of Lamiogethes hastipenis Liu et al., 2020 (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae, Meligethinae)

Authors

Meike Liu
Xinyue Wang
Simone Sabatelli
Paolo Audisio

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13133/2284-4880/1781

Keywords:

pollen beetles, ovipositor, Lamiaceae, China, Shennongjia National Forest Park

Abstract

In this study, the female of Lamiogethes hastipenis Liu, Yang, Huang, Cline, Sabatelli & Audisio, 2020, is reported for the first time, based on recently collected specimens from its type locality in Shennongjia National Forest Park, Hubei Province, China. Dorsal and ventral pictures of both male and female, along with pictures of their genitalia, are provided. The larval hostplant of L. hastipenis (almost certainly in the family Lamiaceae) still results unknown.

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A female specimen of Lamiogethes hastipenis from Hubei, China

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Published

2025-06-30

How to Cite

Liu, M., Wang, X., Sabatelli, S. and Audisio, P. (2025) “First description of the female of Lamiogethes hastipenis Liu et al., 2020 (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae, Meligethinae)”, Fragmenta entomologica, 57(1), pp. 121–124. doi: 10.13133/2284-4880/1781.