Two new species of Taiwanocantharis from Yunnan Province, China, with a worldwide key to the genus (Coleoptera, Cantharidae).

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Biodiversity Data Journal Pub Date : 2026-07-27 eCollection Date: 2026-01-01 DOI:10.3897/BDJ.14.e192348

Ruobing Hua, Haoyu Liu, Xingke Yang, Yuxia Yang

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Abstract

Background: Taiwanocantharis Wittmer, 1984 is a genus of soldier beetles that are remarkable for their metallic green or blue elytra, medium-sized body, subrounded pronotum and usually appendiculate outer tarsal claws in both sexes. Currently, the genus comprises 19 species distributed across the Indochina Peninsula and the Himalayan Region.

New information: Two new species of Taiwanocantharis have been discovered and described under the names of T. flavipes sp. nov. and T. liangi sp. nov. (China, Yunnan). Both species are illustrated with habitus of both sexes, aedeagus, as well as abdominal sternite VIII and reproductive systems of the female. An updated key to the genus is provided.

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文章题目云南台湾棘蝗属二新种及世界检索键（鞘翅目，棘蝗科）。

背景：台湾棘甲虫（Taiwanocantharis Wittmer, 1984）是一种士兵甲虫属，以其金属绿色或蓝色的鞘翅，中等大小的身体，近圆形的前额和通常是尾状的跗骨外爪而闻名。目前，该属共有19种，分布在印度支那半岛和喜马拉雅地区。新资料：在中国云南发现了两种台湾棘虫新种，分别命名为T. flavipes sp. 11和T. liangi sp. 11。这两个物种都有两性的习性，aedeagus，以及雌性的腹部胸骨和生殖系统。提供了该属的更新键。

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Biodiversity Data Journal Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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2.20

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7.70%

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283

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6 weeks

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