Abstract
The hypogean genus Dongodytes Deuve, 1993, one of the most cave-adapted genera of ground beetles, is distributed in northern Guangxi, ranging from Mashan through Du’an, Bama, and Fengshan to Tian’e. Review of nominate subgenus Dongodytes Deuve, 1993, with new records for D. fowleri Deuve, 1993 and D. grandis Uéno, 1998 are provided. Meanwhile, Dongodytes tonywhitteni sp. n. is described from a limestone cave in Bama County. This interesting species is dedicated to the late Dr. Tony Whitten, a well-known cave biodiversity conservationist in Asia. A key to all species of Dongodytes (s. str.) is also provided.
Highlights
One of the most important events of biospeleology in China was the discovery of the aphaenopsian beetle
Uéno (1998, 2005) described two Dongodytes species: D. grandis Uéno, 1998 from the cave Yuanyang Dong in Fengshan County and D. giraffa Uéno, 2005 from the cave Bahao Dong in Tian’e County. The former is very similar to the type species Dongodytes fowleri
D. giraffa is very peculiar by having narrow and extremely elongated pronotum which is nearly parallel-sided throughout and bearing discal setae, evident serrated along elytral lateral margins on shoulder areas and unmodified protarsomeres in male, that it should be a member of another lineage instead of Dongodytes (s. str.)
Summary
One of the most important events of biospeleology in China was the discovery of the aphaenopsian beetle. A new genus and species Dongodytes fowleri Deuve, 1993 (Deuve 1993). The former is very similar to the type species Dongodytes fowleri.
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