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28 February 2025 Taxonomic Notes on Kurosawaxia Descarpentries, 1986 and its Type Species, Kurosawaxia iris Descarpentries, 1986 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Polycestinae: Xenopsina), with New Country Record for China
Zhongliang Peng (彭忠亮)
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Abstract

This paper deals with the genus Kurosawaxia Descarpentries, 1986 and its type species, Kurosawaxia iris Descarpentries, 1986. Based on a comprehensive review of the literature, both the genus and its type species are identified as new country records for the Chinese fauna. The female terminalia and geographical variation of the newly collected specimen are described as supplemental data for the species. Comments on prior descriptions of the taxon are provided, and the status of the genus is discussed.

Zhongliang Peng (彭忠亮) "Taxonomic Notes on Kurosawaxia Descarpentries, 1986 and its Type Species, Kurosawaxia iris Descarpentries, 1986 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Polycestinae: Xenopsina), with New Country Record for China," The Coleopterists Bulletin 79(1), 105-107, (28 February 2025). https://doi.org/10.1649/0010-065X-79.1.105
Received: 20 June 2024; Accepted: 8 January 2025; Published: 28 February 2025
KEYWORDS
diagnosis
distribution
female genitalia
geographical variation
jewel beetle
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