A new genus and a new subgenus of cavernicolous beetles from Furong Jiang valley, southwestern China (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Trechinae)

Summary

A new genus and a new subgenus of semi-aphaenopsian trechine beetles are described from Furong Jiang valley in the bordering areas of Chongqing Shi (Municipality) and Guizhou Province, southwestern China: Deuveaphaenops Tian & Huang, n. gen. (type species: Deuveaphaenops qimenxicus Tian & Huang, n. sp. from Qimenxia Cave II, Wulong Xian, Chongqing) and Furongius Tian & Huang, n. subgen. (type species: Deuveaphaenops (Furongius) gelaophilus Tian & Huang, n. sp. from cave Xianmi Dong, Daozhen Xian, Guizhou). Deuveaphaenops probably belongs to the complex of Cathaiaphaenops, Qianotrechus, Guizhaphaenops and Sinotroglodytes.

Résumé

Un nouveau genre et un nouveau sous-genre de Coléoptères troglobies de la vallée de Furong Jian, dans le sud-ouest de la Chine (Coleoptera : Carabidae : Trechinae). Un nouveau genre et un nouveau sous-genre de Coléoptères Trechinae semi-aphaenopsiens sont décrits de la vallée de Furong Jiang dans la région frontalière de Chongqing Shi et de la province du Guizhou, dans le sud-ouest de la Chine. Deuveaphaenops Tian & Huang, n. gen. (espèce-type : Deuveaphaenops qimenxicus Tian & Huang, n. sp., de la grotte Qimenxia II, Wulong Xian, Chongqing) et Furongius Tian & Huang, n. subgen. (espèce-type: Deuveaphaenops (Furongius) gelaophilus Tian & Huang, n. sp., de la grotte Xianmi Dong, Daozhen Xian, Guizhou). Deuveaphaenops appartient probablement au complexe Cathaiaphaenops, Qianotrechus, Guizhaphaenops et Sinotroglodytes.

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Keywords:

• subterranean
• eyeless
• taxonomy
• new genera
• new species
• Chongqing
• Guizhou

Acknowledgments

We are very grateful to Dr Thierry Deuve (Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris France) for his advice, suggestions and constructive discussions which were very helpful to improve the quality of the manuscript. We thank also our team members in SCAU for their effort and assistance during the field trips.

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Funding

This work was supported by the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China [20134404110026].