Review of the Minute Brown Scavenger Beetles of the Genus Corticarina (Coleoptera: Latridiidae) in Taiwan

Fungivorous beetles of the genus Corticarina, belonging to Latridiidae, have never been comprehensively studied from Taiwan. This is the first time we have reviewed the genus Corticarina from Taiwan. An integrative approach to species delimitation was used based on morphological examination and genetic analyses combined with sequences of mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) and 28S ribosomal DNA. We finally described a new species, C. tenuis sp. nov., and confirmed two previously recorded species, C. bhutanensis Johnson and C. clareae Johnson. All of these species are mainly distributed in mid- to high-altitude areas and can be found on the withered part of leaves in Poaceae plants. However, the recorded cosmopolitan species, C. minuta (Fabricius), was not found in our study.

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