Meloe (Eurymeloe) asperatus Tan, 1981

Pan, Zhao & Ren, Guodong, 2018, Taxonomic revision of the subfamily Meloinae (Coleoptera: Meloidae) from Xizang, China, with description of a new species, Zoological Systematics 43 (1), pp. 66-88 : 74

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scientific name	Meloe (Eurymeloe) asperatus Tan, 1981
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Meloe asperatus Tan, 1981: 415 (doubtful assignment). Type locality: West Rongbuk , Everest, Tingri, Xizang, China . Type depository: IZCAS .

Meloe (Eurymeloe) asperatus: Bologna, 2008: 400 .

Material examined from Xizang. None.

Distribution. China: Xizang ( Bologna, 2008) (Tingri ( Tan, 1981; Wang et al., 2003)).

Remarks. According to the original description ( Tan, 1981), the species has the shape of pronotum typical in Eurymeloe , but has the elytral length conspicuously shorter than other members of the subgenus Eurymeloe . Thus, the subgeneric assignment of this species needs to be confirmed.

References

Bologna, M. A. 2008. Meloidae. In: Lobl, I., Smetana, A. (eds), Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera (Vol. 5: Tenebrionoidea). Apollo Books, Stenstrup. pp. 384 - 390.

Tan, J. J. 1981. Coleoptera: Meloidae. In: The comprehensive scientific expedition to the Qinghai-Xizang plateau, CAS (ed.), Insects of Xizang (Vol. I). Science Press, Beijing. pp. 405 - 416.

Wang, B. H., Tan, R., Zhang, Y. H., Wang, C. L., Shi, Q. G. 2003. Investigation of blister beetles from Xizang. Tibet's Science and Technology, 121: 33 - 35, 40.