Two new species of the genus Pseudotaphoxenus (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Sphodrini) from Xinjiang, China
I.I. Kabak
Abstract. Two new species of the genus Pseudotaphoxenus Schaufuss, 1865 are described from the basin of upper Ili, Xinjiang, China: P. achillei sp. nov. (type locality: the right bank of the Tekes River, south of Karatogai Vill.), and P. tarantsha sp. nov. (type locality: southern foothills of Boro-Horo Range, left bank of Piliktshi [Pilikchi] River, east of Karagatsh [Karagach] Vill.).
Key words: ground beetles, China, Xinjiang, taxonomy, Coleoptera, Carabidae, Pseudotaphoxenus, new species
Zoosystematica Rossica, 2018, 27(1): 150–156 ▪ Published in print 25 June 2018
https://doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2018.27.1.150 ▪ Open full article 
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Ключевые слова: жужелицы, Китай, Синьцзян, таксономия, Coleoptera, Carabidae, Pseudotaphoxenus, новые виды
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