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First record of the jacobsoniid beetle genus Derolathrus Sharp (Coleoptera, Jacobsoniidae) from China with the description of a new species
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The jacobsoniid beetle genus Derolathrus Sharp in Sharp & Scott, 1908 is recorded from China for the first time. A new species, Derolathrus hainanensis sp. nov., is described; the specimen was collected beneath the bark of a decaying broadleaf tree. A checklist and an updated key to the known species of Derolathrus are provided.
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