Systematic Review of the Genus Nalepa Reitter, 1887 (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Blaptinae, Blaptini) from the Tibetan Plateau, with Description of Six New Species and Two Larvae.

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Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application of Hebei Province, College of Life Sciences, Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China.

Published: June 2022

Reitter, 1887 is a monotypic genus of the tenebrionid tribe Blaptini and is endemic to the Tibetan Plateau. In this study, the genus was reviewed using a combination of molecular and morphological datasets. Based on the results, six new species were described: , , , , , and In addition, the larvae of Reitter, 1887 and were described and associated with related adults using molecular approaches. This study provides valuable molecular and morphological data for phylogenetic studies.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9316563PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects13070598DOI Listing

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