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Descriptions of eleven Opatrini pupae (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) from China
Jia Long1, Ren Guo-Dong, Yu You-Zhi
1College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, P. R. China ; School of Agriculture, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, 750021, P. R. China.
Abstract:
The pupal stage of eleven Opatrini species occuring in the northern China are described and a key for their identifiaction is provided. The species are Scleropatrum horridum horridum Reitter, Gonocephalum reticulatum Motschulsky, Opatrum (Opatrum) subaratum Faldermann, Eumylada potanini (Reitter), Eumylada punctifera (Reitter), Penthicus (Myladion) alashanicus (Reichardt), Penthicus (Myladion) nojonicus (Kaszab), Myladina unguiculina Reitter, Melanesthes (Opatronesthes) rugipennis Reitter, Melanesthes (Melanesthes) maxima maxima Ménétriès and Melanesthes (Melanesthes) jintaiensis Ren.
