Distribution and Variability of Plastocerus thoracicus Fleutiaux, 1918 from China (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Plastocerini)
Lu QiuEngineering Research Center for Forest and Grassland Disaster Prevention and Reduction Mianyang Normal University, Mianxing West Road, 621000, Mianyang, CHINA https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0946-1634Yongying RuanPlant Protection Research Center & School of Architectural Engineering Shenzhen Polytechnic, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, CHINA https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5025-5592Zheng-Zhong HuangInsititute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences 1 Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, CHINA https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0085-6218Wei WeiGuangxi Forestry Research Institute Guangxi Key Laboratory of Special Non-wood Forest Cultivation & Utilization Improved Variety and Cultivation Engineering Research Center of Oiltea Camellia in Guangxi Nanning 530002, Guangxi, CHINA https://orcid.oRobin KundrataDepartment of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Palacky University 17. listopadu 50, 771 46 Olomouc, CZECH REPUBLIC https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9397-1030
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Plastocerus thoracicus Fleutiaux, 1918 was originally described from Vietnam and later reported from Guangxi and Yunnan Provinces of China. Here, we examined four specimens and provided the first records for Henan, Jiangxi, and Hong Kong. We confirmed this species is variable in the shape of the pronotum, and we also report and illustrate variability in the male pregenital segments and aedeagus. Additionally, we provide an updated distribution map for P. thoracicus.
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