Xing-Ke Yang

Xing-Ke Yang (X.K.Yang) (also romanized Xingke) Chinese Entomologist (Coleoptera and Chrysopidae).

• Professor, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1 Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, P.R. China. Chinese Academy of Sciences profile

Taxon names authored

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• 6 taxon names authored by Xing-Ke Yang

Publications

(List may be incomplete)

2012

• Bai, M., Ahrens, D., Yang, X-K. & Ren, D. 2012. New fossil evidence of the early diversification of scarabs: Alloioscarabaeus cheni (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) from the Middle Jurassic of Inner Mongolia, China. Insect science 19(2): 159–171. DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7917.2011.01460.x . Reference page. 

2014

• Ahrens, D., Liu, W.G., Fabrizi, S., Bai, M. & Yang, X.K. 2014. A taxonomic review of the Neoserica (sensu lato) septemlamellata group (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini). ZooKeys 402: 67–102. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.402.7360 Reference page. 
• Liu, W.G., Bai, M., Yang, X.K. & Ahrens, D. 2014. Towards an improved knowledge of Sericini of the Tibetan highland: new species and records (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Bonn zoological bulletin 63(2): 157–172.

2015

• Chen, Y., Lin, X-L., Huang, M. & Yang, X-K. 2015. A new species of Lamiogethes and a new species of Meligethes from China (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae: Meligethinae). Zootaxa 3999(3): 413–420. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3999.3.6 . Preview (PDF) Reference page. 
• Ge, S.-Q., Daccordi, M., Ren, J. & Yang, X.-K. 2015. Revision of Phaedon Latreille from China (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Zoological systematics 40(1): 1–30. DOI: 10.11865/zs.20150101 Reference page. 
• Ruan, Y-Y., Konstantinov, A.S., Prathapan, K.D., Ge, S-Q. & Yang, X-K. 2015: Penghou, a new genus of flea beetles from China (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini). Zootaxa 3973(2): 300–308. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3973.2.5 . Preview (PDF) Reference page. 
• Su, J-Y., Li, L-M., Yang, Y-X. & Yang, X-K. 2015. A new species of Themus (Themus) Motschulsky from Yunnan, China and a redescription of T. (T.) testaceicollis Wittmer, 1983 (Coleoptera, Cantharidae). Zookeys 525: 107-116. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.525.6021 Full article Reference page. 
• Su, J-Y., Yang, Y-X. & Yang, X-K. 2015. Description of three new species related to Themus (Haplothemus) coriaceipennis (Fairmaire, 1889) (Coleoptera: Cantharidae). Zootaxa 4034(2): 375–389. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4034.2.9 . Preview (PDF) Reference page. 
• Yang, Y-X., Li, L-M. & Yang, X-K. 2015. Description of four new species related to Fissocantharis novemexcavatus (Wittmer, 1951) (Coleoptera, Cantharidae) from China. Zootaxa 4058(3): 362–372. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4058.3.4 . Preview (PDF) Reference page. 

2016

• Liu, M., Yang, X-K. & Huang, M. 2016. One new species and one newly recorded species of Cyllodes Erichson from China (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae: Nitidulinae). Zootaxa 4079(3): 345–356. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4079.3.2 .Reference page. 
• Liu, M-K., Yang, X-K., Huang, M., Jelinek, J. & Audisio, P. 2016. Four new species of Meligethes Stephens from China and additional data on other species of the genus (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae: Meligethinae). Zootaxa 4121(2): 101–116. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4121.2.1 . Reference page. 
• Li, S., Ricchiardi, E., Bai, M. & Yang, X-K. 2016. A taxonomy review of Oreoderus Burmeister, 1842 from China with a geometric morphometric evaluation (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Valgini). ZooKeys 552: 67-89. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.552.6096 . Reference page. 

2017

• Lin, M-Y., Bi, W-X. & Yang, X-K. 2017. A revision of the genus Eutetrapha Bates (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae: Saperdini). Zootaxa 4238(2): 151–202. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4238.2.1 . Reference page. 
• Bai, M., Nie, R., Zhang, W-W., Ren, D., Shih, C-K. & Yang, X-K. 2016. The first fossil Athyreini beetle (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae). Organisms diversity & evolution 17(1) [2017]: 157–162. DOI: 10.1007/s13127-016-0292-4 Reference page. 
• Liu, W-G., Bai, M., Yang, X.K. & Ahrens, D. 2017d. New species and records of Lasioserica and Gynaecoserica from China (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini). Bonn zoological Bulletin, 66(1): 29–36. full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Liu, W-G., Fabrizi, S., Yang, X-K., Bai, M. & Ahrens, D. 2017. New species of Nipponoserica and Paraserica from China (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini). ZooKeys 721: 65–91. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.721.13918 . Reference page. 
• Nie, R-E., Bezděk, J. & Yang, X-K. 2017. How many genera and species of Galerucinae s. str. do we know? Updated statistics (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae). Pp. 91–102 in: Chaboo, C.S. & Schmitt, M. (Eds) 2017. Research on Chrysomelidae 7. Zookeys 720: 1–137. Reference page.  ZooKeys 720: 91–102. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.720.13517 Reference page. 
• Ren, J., Bai, M., Yang, S-K., Zhang, R-Z. & Ge, S-Q. 2017. Geometric morphometrics analysis of the hind wing of leaf beetles: proximal and distal parts are separate modules. ZooKeys 685: 131—149. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.685.13084 . Reference page. 
• Ruan, Y-Y., Konstantinov, A.S., Prathapan, K.D. & Yang, X-K. 2017. New contributions to the knowledge of Chinese flea beetle fauna (I): Gansuapteris new genus and Primulavorus new genus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae). Zootaxa 4282(1): 111–122. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4282.1.6 . Reference page. 
• Ruan, Y-Y., Konstantinov, A.S., Prathapan, K.D. & Yang, X-K. 2017. Contributions to the knowledge of Chinese flea beetle fauna (II): Baoshanaltica new genus and Sinosphaera new genus (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini). Pp. 103–120 in: Chaboo, C.S. & Schmitt, M. (Eds) 2017. Research on Chrysomelidae 7. Zookeys 720: 1–137. Reference page.  ZooKeys 720: 103–120. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.720.12715 Reference page. 
• Zhang, W.W., Cai, W.Z., Li, W.Z., Yang, X.K. & Ge, S.Q. 2017h. A new species of Chresmodidae from Mid-Cretaceous amber discovered in Myanmar. Zoological Systematics 42(2): 243-247. DOI: 10.11865/zs.201714 Reference page. 

2018

• Ruan, Y-Y., Konstantinov, A.S., Prathapan, K.D., Zhang, M., Jiang, S-H. & Yang, X-K. 2018. New contributions to the knowledge of Chinese flea beetle fauna (III): revision of Meishania Chen & Wang with description of five new species (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae). Zootaxa 4403(1): 186–200. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4403.1.11 Reference page. 
• Yang, Y-X., Liu, H-Y. & Yang, X-K. 2018. A contribution to the knowledge of Themus (Haplothemus) Wittmer from China (Coleoptera: Cantharidae). Zootaxa 4407(2): 241–253. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4407.2.5 Reference page. 
• Yang, Y-X., Qi, Y-Q. & Yang, X-K. 2018. Four new species of Fissocantharis Pic, 1921 (Coleoptera, Cantharidae) from China. ZooKeys 738: 97–115. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.738.19884 . Reference page. 

2019

• Ruan, Y-Y., Konstantinov, A.S., Prathapan, K.D., Zhang, M. & Yang, X-K. 2019. A review of the genus Lankaphthona Medvedev, 2001, with comments on the modified phallobase and the unique abdominal appendage of L. binotata (Baly) (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini). Zookeys, 857: 29–58. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.857.34465 Reference page. 
• Yang, Y-X., Xi, H-C., Yang, X-K. & Liu, H-Y. 2019. Taxonomic review of the Themus (Telephorops) nepalensis species-group (Coleoptera, Cantharidae). ZooKeys, 884: 81–106. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.884.32550 Reference page. 
• Zhang, M., Ruan, Y-Y., Wan, X., Tong, Y-J., Yang, X-K. & Bai, M. 2019. Geometric morphometric analysis of the pronotum and elytron in stag beetles: insight into its diversity and evolution. Zookeys, 833: 21–40. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.833.26164 Reference page.