Vol. 46 No. 3, 2007

A Review of the Genus Cucujus Fabricius (Insecta: Cucujoidea: Cucujidae) from Taiwan, Japan, and China, with Descriptions of Two New Species and the Larvae of Cucujus mniszechi Grouvelle

Chi-Feng Lee^1,* and Masataka Satô²

¹Institute of Biodiversity, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
²Dia Cuore Tokushige 306, Kamegahora 3-1404, Midoriku, Nagoya, 458-0804 Japan

Chi-Feng Lee and Masataka Satô (2007) Species of the genus Cucujus from Taiwan, Japan, and China are reviewed.  Three known species are recognized: Cucujus coccinatus Lewis (1881), C. haematodes Erichson (1845), and C. mniszechi Grouvelle (1874).  Cucujus imperialis Lewis (1879) is a junior synonym of C. mniszechi Grouvelle.  Cucujus opacus Lewis (1888) is regarded as a subspecies of C. haematodes Erichson.  Cucujus chinensis Lee and Satô, sp. nov. from China and. C. nigripennis Lee and Satô, sp. nov. from Taiwan are described.  The larvae of Cucujus mniszechi Grouvelle are described for the first time.

Key words: Taxonomy, Cucujus, Taiwan, Japan, China.

*Correspondence: Tel: 886-2-27899525.  Fax: 886-2-27858059. E-mail:cflee@gate.sinica.edu.tw