TY - JOUR AU - Liu, Lan-Yu AU - Beaver, Roger A. PY - 2017/12/14 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - A review of the powderpost beetle genus, Xylopertha Guérin-Méneville, 1845, with a new species and new synonymy (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae: Bostrichinae: Xyloperthini) JF - European Journal of Taxonomy JA - EJT VL - 0 IS - 380 SE - Entomology DO - 10.5852/ejt.2017.380 UR - https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/505 SP - AB - We review the three species currently placed in the genus Xylopertha Guérin-Méneville, 1845, and describe a new species, Xylopertha elegans sp. nov., from Turkey. We propose the following new synonymy: Xylopertha Guérin-Méneville, 1845 (= Paraxylogenes Damoiseau, 1968); Xylopertha reflexicauda (Lesne, 1937) (= Paraxylogenes pistaciae Damoiseau, 1968). We give details of the sexual dimorphism, and summarise information on the distribution and biology of all species. A key to the species of Xylopertha is provided. ER -