Abstract
Morimotoidius zhushandong sp. n. is described and illustrated from a limestone cave called Zhushan Dong II in Wanzhai Xian (=County) of western Jiangxi Province, eastern China. This species is the most modified species within the tribe Platynini in China by having very slender body and appendages, extremely elongated head, and especially, narrowed and barrel-liked pronotum which is as wide as head. However, the above derived characters are autapomorphies to adapt the subterranean environment. M. zhushandong sp. n. must be a troglobite though it has well pigmented body and flat eyes.
Highlights
Carabidae is the largest family in the suborder Adephaga of Coleoptera, containing more than 34000 species in the world (Lorenz 2005)
All specimens for this study are composed of sixteen specimens
They were collected by hands on walls and ceilings in a limestone cave called Zhushan Dong II in eastern Jiangxi Province, and kept in 50% ethanol before study
Summary
Carabidae is the largest family in the suborder Adephaga of Coleoptera, containing more than 34000 species (subspecies) in the world (Lorenz 2005).
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