1. Anthaxia (Merocratus) rydzii sp. nov., holotype, NMPC (dorsal view); 2. A. (M.) rydzii sp. nov., holotype (ventral view); 3. A. (M.) rydzii sp. nov., holotype (anal sternite); 4. A. (M.) rydzii sp. nov., holotype (anal sternite - different angle). Scale bars: 1.0 mm.

#LiteratureNotice Plachetka. A #NewSpecies of Anthaxia (Merocratus) Bílý, 1989 ( #Coleoptera, #Buprestidae, Anthaxiini) from Vietnam doi.org/10.3897/zook... #Beetle #Beetles #JewelBeetles

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FIGURES 1–8. 1—Anthaxia (H.) mahuto sp. nov., holotype, male; 2—A. (H.) nigroaenea Bílý & Sakalian, 2014, paratype, male; 3—A. (H.) thunbergi Laporte & Gory, 1839, male; 4—A. (H.) mahuto sp. nov., living specimen, dorsal view; 5—A. (H.) mahuto sp. nov., living specimen, lateral view; 6—A. (H.) thunbergi, living specimen, dorsal view. 7—A. (H.) mahuto sp. nov., head with black antennae; 8—A. (H.) mahuto sp. nov., head with bicolorous antennae. Not to scale.

#LiteratureNotice Obořil.Redefinition of Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) thunbergi species-group ( #Coleoptera: #Buprestidae), with description of a #NewSpecies from the Republic of South Africa doi.org/10.11646/zoo... #Beetle #Beetles #JewelBeetles

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Holotypes of new species of Trachys. T. pseudoauricollis, new species, male: 1) Dorsal habitus; 2) Lateral habitus; 3) Ventral habitus; 4) Head, frontal view; 5) Metanepisternum; 6) Aedeagus, dorsal and ventral. T. ruani, new species, male: 7) Dorsal habitus; 8) Lateral habitus; 9) Ventral habitus.

#LiteratureNotice Peng. Studies on the Genus Trachys Fabricius from China (7)—Descriptions of Three New Sibling Species Closely Related to Trachys auricollis Saunders ( #Coleoptera: #Buprestidae: Agrilinae) doi.org/10.1649/0010... #TheColeopteristsBulletin #Beetle #Beetles #JewelBeetles #NewSpecies

#LiteratureNotice Kwast & Alekseev. A new buprestid beetle from Eocene Baltic amber ( #Coleoptera: #Buprestidae: Melanophilini) doi.org/10.11646/pal... #Beetle #Beetles #JewelBeetles #NewSpecies

Kurosawaxia iris, Hubei specimen, female. 1) Dorsal view; 2) Lateral view; 3) Ventral view; 4) Head, frontal view; 5) Female terminalia including tergites VIII and IX, ventrite VIII, and ovipositor.

#LiteratureNotice Peng. Taxonomic Notes on Kurosawaxia Descarpentries, 1986 and its Type Species, Kurosawaxia iris Descarpentries, 1986 ( #Coleoptera: #Buprestidae: Polycestinae: Xenopsina), with New Country Record for China doi.org/10.1649/0010... #Beetle #Beetles #JewelBeetles #NewRecords

#LiteratureNotice MacRae & Basham. Further distributional and biological notes on #Buprestidae ( #Coleoptera) in Canada and the United States, with exclusion of two species previously reported in North America doi.org/10.3956/2024... #Beetle #Beetles #NewRecords #JewelBeetles

#LiteratureNotice Qi et al. Taxonomic notes on Anthaxia subgenus Merocratus Bílý from China ( #Coleoptera: #Buprestidae: Buprestinae) doi.org/10.1080/0022... #Beetle #Beetles #JewelBeetles #Taxonomy #NewSpecies

#NewSpecies
New jewel beetle from #china just glittered:

Anthaxia zhengyucheni

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Publication: doi.org/10.1080/0022...
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Figures 1–5. Morphology of head of the genus Coraebus. 1. Overall view of head. 2. C. gorkaiGebhardt, 1929; 3. C. acutus Thomson, 1879; 4. C. clermonti Bourgoin, 1924; 5. C. hastanus Gory &Laporte, 1839.

#LiteratureNotice Peng. Head morphology of the genus Coraebus Gory et Laporte, 1839 and descriptions of two #NewSpecies from China ( #Coleoptera: #Buprestidae: Agrilinae: Coraebini) doi.org/10.3956/2024... #Beetle #Beetles #JewelBeetles

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#LiteratureNotice Peng. Studies on the Genus Habroloma Thomson from China (9) - Descriptions of Nine #NewSpecies (#Coleoptera: #Buprestidae: Tracheini). doi.org/10.3161/0003... #Beetle #Beetles #JewelBeetles

#LiteratureNotice Peng. Two #NewSpecies of the genus Kubaniellus Kalashian, 1997 from China (#Coleoptera: #Buprestidae: Agrilinae: Aphanisticini). doi.org/10.3956/2024.... #Beetle #Beetles #JewelBeetles

#LiteratureNotice Westcott. Two #NewSpecies of Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 1829 (#Coleoptera: #Buprestidae) from southern Mexico. doi.org/10.3956/2024... #Beetle #Beetles #JewelBeetles

#LiteratureNotice Peng. On the elevation of the subgenus Kubaniellus Kalashian, 1997 (#Coleoptera: #Buprestidae: Agrilinae: Aphanisticini) to generic rank and descriptions of two #NewSpecies from China. doi.org/10.3956/2022... #Beetle #Beetles #JewelBeetles #Taxonomy

#LiteratureNotice Peng. Studies on the Genus Trachys Fabricius from China (5)—Descriptions of Two #NewSpecies (#Coleoptera: #Buprestidae: Agrilinae: Tracheini) doi.org/10.1649/0010... #Beetles #JewelBeetles

#LiteratureNotice Tonğa & Sakalian. Coleopteran Pests Infesting Astragalus Plants on Karacadağ Mountain with a New Species for the Turkish Fauna. doi.org/10.51963/jer... #Beetle #Beetles #NewRecords #PestManagement #LonghornBeetles #JewelBeetles

#LiteratureNotice Ashor et al. Biology and morphology of Lampetis mimosae (#Buprestidae, #Coleoptera) from Iraq. dx.doi.org/10.55446/IJE... #Beetle #Beetles #JewelBeetles #Taxonomy

1. Specimen with melanic coloration. 2. Specimen with normal coloration

#LiteratureNotice Pineda et al. First record of a melanic specimen of Conognatha (Pithiscus) viridiventris viridiventris (Solier, 1849) (#Coleoptera: #Buprestidae) biotaxa.org/rce/article/... #Beetle #Beetles #JewelBeetles #NewRecords #Melanism

Figures 1–3. Adult habitus of Acmaeodera moesta. 1) SLP, dorsal. 2) Same, lateral. 3) MEX, dorsal.

#LiteratureNotice Westcott & Nápoles. Acmaeodera moesta Dugès, 1891 (#Coleoptera: #Buprestidae), a poorly known species from #Mexico
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