The genus Pareuryaptus (Carabidae, Pterostichini) in China, with three new country records

Background Pareuryaptus is a genus of Carabidae containing 18 species and one subspecies, distributed mainly in the Oriental Region. However, only one species and one subspecies were recorded from China before the present study. New information Four species and one subspecies of Pareuryaptus are reported from China with three of them newly recorded: Pareuryaptus adoxus (Tschitscherine) from Yunnan; Pareuryaptus exiguus Dubault, Lassalle & Roux from Guangxi; and Pareuryaptus luangphabangensis Kirschenhofer from Yunnan. Moreover, the male of Pareuryaptus exiguus Dubault, Lassalle & Roux is firstly described and a key to all known Chinese species is provided.

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This study reports four species and one subspecies of Pareuryaptus from China, including three newly recorded species. The male of Pareuryaptus exiguus is described for the first time, and a key to all known Chinese species is provided.