Eur. J. Entomol. 98 (4): 533-542, 2001 | DOI: 10.14411/eje.2001.067
A review of the species of the reduviid genus Tiarodes (Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Reduviinae) from China
- 1 Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing 100094, China
- 2 Department of Zoology, National Science Museum, Tokyo 3-23-1 Hyakunin-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 169 Japan
The species of the genus Tiarodes Burmeister from China are reviewed. Three species are recognized, described or redescribed, illustrated and keyed. T. venenatus Cai et Sun and T. pictus Cai et Tomokuni are described as new species. The T. versicolor (Laporte) previously reported from China by Hua is in fact T. salvazai Miller.
Keywords: Taxonomy, China, new species, key, Reduviidae, Tiarodes
Received: May 5, 2001; Revised: August 24, 2001; Accepted: September 21, 2001; Published: December 28, 2001 Show citation
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