The First Record of Teredidae (Coleoptera, Coccinelloidea) from China, with Description of a New Species of <i>Teredus</i> Dejean, 1835
Zhenhua Liu,
Wei Lin,
Zhiqiang Li
Affiliations
Zhenhua Liu
Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Conservation and Resource Utilization, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Wild Animal Conservation and Utilization, Institute of Zoology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510260, China
Wei Lin
Technical Center of Gongbei Customs District, Zhuhai 519001, China
Zhiqiang Li
Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Conservation and Resource Utilization, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Wild Animal Conservation and Utilization, Institute of Zoology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510260, China
Teredus Dejean is a genus of the poorly known family Teredidae, which, historically, includes only two species, restricted to Europe and North Africa. Teredus chinensis sp. nov. is here described, representing the first member of Teredidae found in China, which significantly extends the distribution of Teredus to East Asia. The diagnostic characters and information about the wood boring beetles associated with the new species are provided.
