This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Liu, Zhenhua, Qiu, Fuwen, Li, Zhiqiang (2026): Descriptions of two new species of the genus Laius Guérin-Méneville, 1838 (Coleoptera, Melyridae, Malachiinae) from China. ZooKeys 1283: 241-251, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1283.184622
Abstract
The genus Laius (Melyridae, Malachiinae) inhabits seashore rocks and currently includes five species from China, two of which require transfer to other genera based on their original descriptions. Two new sympatric species from Fujian, Laius simingensis sp. nov. and Laius xiamenensis sp. nov., are described. A diagnostic key, based on males, to the valid Chinese species of Laius is provided. The distribution of Laius flavicornis (Fabricius, 1801) in China is discussed.
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