A new species of Falsopodabrus Pic characterized with geometric morphometrics (Coleoptera, cantharidae)

Abstract

A new species of Falsopodabrus Pic, 1927 is described, F. tridentatus Yang, sp. n. (Yunnan, China). Geometric morphometric analyses based on the shapes of pronotum and hind wing and comparisons with two sibling species, F. himalaicus Wittmer, 1974 and F. martensi (Wittmer, 1979), support the valid status of the new species, also confirmed by the characters of tarsal claws. In addition to F. himalaicus and F. martensi, F. kostali Švihla, 2004 and F. rolciki Švihla, 2004 are recorded from China for the first time.