A Preliminary Study On The Taxonomy Of The Tribe Strongyliini From China (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

The tribe Strongyliini, belonging to the family Tenebrionidae of the order Coleoptera , is of rather great economic importance, and comprises more than 2200 species belonging to 60 genera all over the world (Masumoto, 1996). The species of the tribe Strongyliini from China are firstly delt with in this present paper, which comprises the general account and the systematic account.In the general account a classificatory review, the status of the classification and hierarchy of the tribe Strongyliini are made, and the morphological characteristics, biology and economic importance are also introduced in detail. The hind wings of 31 species belonging to 2 genera are scissored and photographed, the research shows that the difference of the nervure between 2 genera is more obvious than among species in a genus. Besides, the species' distribution of the tribe Strongyliini in China is also presented and discussed.In the systematic account 84 species known to China belonging to 2 genera are described in detail. Of them, 9 species are new to science: Ainu yunnanense sp. nov., A. fulongium sp. nov., Strongylium daozhenense sp. nov., S. wuyishanense sp. nov., S. orthopterus sp. nov., S. brachythorax sp. nov., S. oxypalus sp. nov., S. erythroelytrae sp. nov., S. brachycephalic sp. nov.; a species is newly recorded from China: S. undulatum Fairmaire, 1903, in addition, the male of 2 species are firstly recorded.