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December 11, 2025 (v1)

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Geonigidius sinensis Xin, Gong, Zhong & Qi 2025, sp. nov.

Xin, Fei-Yi Gong, Jia-Xian Zhong, Xiao-Tian

Geonigidius sinensis Xin, Gong, Zhong & Qi, sp. nov. Chinese common name: 中华üaēạṁş http://zoobank.org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 909120B2-9E9D-4441-A91B-3534AAFD9EA1 (Figs. 1–10) Type material. Holotype, ♂ (NACRC: IOZ (E) 224806), CHINA, Xizang Autonomous Region, Nyingchi City, Medog County (墨º县), Derkog Village (Ễ尔ūť), near Degang Temple...

Uploaded on February 21, 2026

Published in The first discovery of brachypterous stag beetle in Eurasia: A remarkable new genus and species of the tribe Figulini Burmeister, 1847 (Coleoptera: Lucanidae: Lucaninae) from southwestern China, pp. 531-548 in Zootaxa, 5728(3), 538-544, 2025.

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December 11, 2025 (v1)

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Figulini Burmeister 1847

Xin, Fei-Yi Gong, Jia-Xian Zhong, Xiao-Tian

Key to genera of tribe Figulini from China [Modified from Huang & Chen 2017] 1 The outer margin of mandible with a strongly upturned dorsal appendage......................................... 2 – The outer margin of mandible without dorsal appendages...................................................... 3 2 Body slender in form; mandibles...

Uploaded on February 21, 2026

Published in The first discovery of brachypterous stag beetle in Eurasia: A remarkable new genus and species of the tribe Figulini Burmeister, 1847 (Coleoptera: Lucanidae: Lucaninae) from southwestern China, pp. 531-548 in Zootaxa, 5728(3), 538, 2025.

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December 11, 2025 (v1)

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Geonigidius Xin, Gong, Zhong & Qi 2025, gen. nov.

Xin, Fei-Yi Gong, Jia-Xian Zhong, Xiao-Tian

Geonigidius Xin, Gong, Zhong & Qi, gen. nov. Chinese common name: üaēạṁşȃ http://zoobank.org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: D05E54F9-EFA3-49E0-9BA6-92C33280C461 (Figs. 1–10) Type species. Geonigidius sinensis Xin, Gong, Zhong & Qi, sp. nov., by present designation. Diagnosis. The new genus can be easily identified as a member of the tribe Figulini...

Uploaded on February 21, 2026

Published in The first discovery of brachypterous stag beetle in Eurasia: A remarkable new genus and species of the tribe Figulini Burmeister, 1847 (Coleoptera: Lucanidae: Lucaninae) from southwestern China, pp. 531-548 in Zootaxa, 5728(3), 533-538, 2025.

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