Thursday, March 19, 2026

[Entomology • 2026] Zhangius rhymbon & Z. lophos • A New nanophyine Genus, Zhangius gen. nov., with descriptions of Two New Species (Coleoptera: Brentidae: Nanophyinae) from China and Thailand


Zhangius rhymbon  
Wang & Alonso-Zarazaga, 2026

Abstract
A new nanophyine genus, Zhangius Wang & Alonso-Zarazaga, gen. nov., with two new species Zhangius rhymbon Wang & Alonso-Zarazaga, sp. nov. (type species) and Zhangius lophos Wang & Alonso-Zarazaga, sp. nov., are described. The diagnostic characters of the new genus and species are provided. Keys to the male and female of the species and host data are presented.

Key words: Chiang Mai, identification key, Lyalia, new genus, Shiva, taxonomy, weevils, Yunnan

Zhangius rhymbon Wang & Alonso-Zarazaga, sp. nov.
1. Male; 2. Female; 3. Mating; 4. Host plant, Lagerstroemia tomentosa C. Presl, 1844, leaves and capsule; 5. Crown collecting by long-handle tropical net.


Zhangius Wang & Alonso-Zarazaga, gen. nov. 
 Zhangius rhymbon Wang & Alonso-Zarazaga, sp. nov.  
 Zhangius lophos Wang & Alonso-Zarazaga, sp. nov. 


 Zhiliang Wang, Miguel A. Alonso-Zarazaga. 2026. A New nanophyine Genus, Zhangius gen. nov., with descriptions of Two New Species (Coleoptera, Brentidae, Nanophyinae) from China and Thailand. ZooKeys. 1273: 205-220. DOI: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1273.175356 [18 Mar. 2026]