Two new genera and three new species of cave-adapted ground beetles belonging to the tribe Trechini are established and described: and from limestone cave Qiankou Dong (Chongqing: Wulong), from cave Shigao Dong (Chongqing: Nanchuan), and and from cave Qianlong Dong (Guizhou: Songtao). is a small aphaenopsian beetle with a thin and elongated body, while is a semi-aphaenopsian with a stout body. Both new genera are not closely related to any genus of Trechini occurring in the South China Karst, and so their systematic positions remain unclear.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8433127 | PMC |
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1059.70009 | DOI Listing |
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