Definitions of two species groups of Stenothemus Bourgeois (Coleoptera, Cantharidae), with descriptions of three new species from China.

Two new species-groups of the cantharid genus Stenothmeus Bourgeois are defined, S. laterophysus species-group and S. notaticollis species-group.

Studies on the species-group (Coleoptera, Cantharidae), with descriptions of two new species from China.

Background: The species-group has 10 species at present. They are (Bourgeois, 1902) (located in N. India, Nepal); Švihla, 2005, Švihla, 2005 and Švihla, 2005 (N.

The complete mitochondrial genome sequence and phylogenetic analysis of (Coleoptera, Canthridae).

The complete mitochondrial genome of a soldier beetle, (Coleoptera, Canthridae), was sequenced. The mitogenome is a double-stranded circular molecule, and the obtained sequence had 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 tRNA genes, 2 rRNA subunits, and an AT-rich region, as in other insects. Total length of this mitogenome is 16,315 bp and the composition of each base is A (41.