Sinocatops gen. nov., an apterous genus of Cholevini (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Cholevinae) from China, with emphasis on differences with allied Rybinskiella Reitter, 1906

Abstract

A new apterous genus (Sinocatops gen. nov.) with a single new species (S. ruzickai sp. nov.) of Cholevini, is described from Sichuan Province, China. It is compared in detail to allied Rybinskiella Reitter, 1906 with some selected but important morphological characters to show their differences presented in a table. Color plates are presented to illustrate important morphological characters of S. ruzickai sp. nov. and examined species of Rybinskiella. The taxonomic state of Rybinskiella is also briefly disscussed.