taxonID	type	description	language	source
03A187E07D36FFA8E2C2FAC1FB777490.taxon	type_taxon	Type species: Chaetomalachius tibialis Khnzorian, 1966, by original designation.	en	Miao, Jialin, Liu, Haoyu, Tong, Junbo, Yang, Xingke, Yang, Yuxia (2025): A new species of Achaetomalachius Majer, 1989 (Coleoptera, Dasytidae) from Xizang, China. Zootaxa 5665 (1): 111-120, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7
03A187E07D36FFA8E2C2FAC1FB777490.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Body small-sized, 2.1 – 4.2 mm in length. Body covered with more or less prominent dual pubescence, either long, stout and erect, or short, fine and adpressed. Pronotum rounded or nearly rectangular, without sublateral lines, lateral margins arcuate with more or less conspicuous sparse crenation (Fig. 2). Tarsi simple, tarsomeres 4 obviously smaller than 3. Ultimate abdominal ventrite with median process absent in male (Fig. 3 A), present in female (Fig. 4 A). Spiculum gastrale Y-shaped (Fig. 3 H). Tegmen in ventral view subparallel-sided or slightly dilated at basal part, with submedian dilation distinctly angled, mostly truncate at apex, usually with a pyriform subapical ring, apex covered with a few setae (Fig. 3 C); tegmen in lateral view more or less bent ventrally at base (Fig. 3 E), the bent part with a median line on inner surface (Fig. 3 D) and almost devoid of a median keel on outer surface. Apical limb of median lobe in lateral view mostly slender, nearly straight ventrally at apical two-thirds, with apex directing apically or slightly incurved ventrally (Fig. 3 G). Internal sac with numerous distinct spines (Fig. 3 F, G). Ovipositor (Fig. 4 C) stout and membranous, gonostylus long and nearly cylindrical, transverse coxital baculum short and arcuate, baculum long and oblique, each with a short branch near apical 1 / 3.	en	Miao, Jialin, Liu, Haoyu, Tong, Junbo, Yang, Xingke, Yang, Yuxia (2025): A new species of Achaetomalachius Majer, 1989 (Coleoptera, Dasytidae) from Xizang, China. Zootaxa 5665 (1): 111-120, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7
03A187E07D36FFA8E2C2FAC1FB777490.taxon	distribution	Distribution (Fig. 1). China (Xizang), Afghanistan, India, Iran, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan.	en	Miao, Jialin, Liu, Haoyu, Tong, Junbo, Yang, Xingke, Yang, Yuxia (2025): A new species of Achaetomalachius Majer, 1989 (Coleoptera, Dasytidae) from Xizang, China. Zootaxa 5665 (1): 111-120, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7
03A187E07D35FFACE2C2FF08FB2F73DB.taxon	description	(Figs 1 ‒ 4)	en	Miao, Jialin, Liu, Haoyu, Tong, Junbo, Yang, Xingke, Yang, Yuxia (2025): A new species of Achaetomalachius Majer, 1989 (Coleoptera, Dasytidae) from Xizang, China. Zootaxa 5665 (1): 111-120, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7
03A187E07D35FFACE2C2FF08FB2F73DB.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. This species can be easily distinguished from all other species of Achaetomalachius by the shape of tegmen and median lobe of aedeagus. It looks similar to A. tibetensis (Champion, 1925), but can be distinguished by the combination of following characters: femora black, tibiae and tarsomeres orange and more or less darkened at apices; pronotum with nearly straight posterior margin in males (Fig. 2 A); tegmen strongly bent ventrally at base (Fig. 3 C, E); apical limb of median lobe stout, 4.5 times longer than basal width, with apex slightly incurved ventrally in lateral view (Fig. 3 G). Unlike in A. tibetensis, legs testaceous, femora and pretarsi more or less darkened at base and / or apex; pronotum with arcuate posterior margin in males (Majer 1996 a: fig. 1); tegmen slightly bent ventrally at base (Majer 1996 a: fig. 26); apical limb of median lobe slender, 8.0 times longer than basal width, with apex directing apically and nearly straight ventrally in lateral view (Majer 1996 a: fig. 46).	en	Miao, Jialin, Liu, Haoyu, Tong, Junbo, Yang, Xingke, Yang, Yuxia (2025): A new species of Achaetomalachius Majer, 1989 (Coleoptera, Dasytidae) from Xizang, China. Zootaxa 5665 (1): 111-120, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7
03A187E07D35FFACE2C2FF08FB2F73DB.taxon	description	Description. Male. (Fig. 2 A). Body length 3.8 ‒ 4.1 mm (4.1 mm in holotype), width 1.1 ‒ 1.3 mm (1.3 mm in holotype). Body black with dark green metallic lustre. Antennae black, except for antennomeres 2 ‒ 5 orange, 4 ‒ 5 more or less darkened. Ultimate maxillary and labial palpomeres brown and darkened at apices. Femora black, tibiae and tarsomeres orange and more or less darkened at apices. Body surface densely and shallowly punctate, densely covered with short and recumbent pale pubescence, and a few long and erect black setae. Eyes distinctly prominent, head width across eyes obviously wider than anterior margin of pronotum. Antennae extending to basal 1 / 7 length of elytra when inclined, antennomeres 1 nearly conical, 2 ‒ 3 ellipsoidal, 4 ‒ 7 triangular and longer than wide, 8 ‒ 10 nearly globular, 11 fusiform, 2.3 times as long as wide. Pronotum transverse and 1.2 – 1.3 times as wide as long, widest near basal 2 / 5, anterior and posterior margins nearly straight, lateral margins arcuate with sparse crenation, anterior and posterior angles widely rounded. Elytra subparallel-sided, 2.0 – 2.1 times longer than humeral width, 2.5 – 2.6 times longer than pronotum, broadly rounded at apices. Femora stout, tibiae slender, metatibiae feebly curved inwards at apex. Ultimate abdominal ventrite (Fig. 3 A) strongly transverse and bipartite, with antero-lateral angles acute, surface covered with a few long curly black setae and some short erect setae near middle of posterior margin. Pygidium (Fig. 3 B) slightly transverse, 1.2 times wider than long, feebly narrowed posteriorly, nearly straight at anterior margin, hardly emarginate in middle of posterior margin, with antero-lateral angles protruding and acute at apices, which are directed posteriorly, surface covered with a few long curly setae and some short erect setae along lateral and posterior margins. Spiculum gastrale (Fig. 3 H) with basal trunk shorter than apical branch. Aedeagus: Tegmen in ventral view slightly dilated at basal part, with submedian dilation distinctly angled, the subapical ring reaching basal 2 / 5 (Fig. 3 C); tegmen in lateral view strongly bent ventrally at basal third, the bent part with a median line on inner surface (Fig. 3 E). Median lobe in lateral view with basal limb approximately rectangular, apical limb 4.5 times longer than basal width, gradually tapering apex which is slightly incurved ventrally (Fig. 3 G). Female. (Fig. 2 B). Similar to male, but body stouter, 4.1 – 4.2 mm in length, 1.3 – 1.4 mm in width. Antennomeres 2 – 3 orange and more or less darkened. Eyes moderately prominent, head width across eyes feebly wider than anterior margin of pronotum. Antennae slightly shorter, extending to posterior margin of pronotum when inclined. Elytra feebly dilated posteriorly. Metatibiae straight. Ultimate abdominal ventrite (Fig. 4 A) bipartite, each lobe slightly narrowed laterally, about 3.0 times as long as wide, with antero-lateral angles acute, the median process very slender and distinctly extending beyond antero-lateral angles. Pygidium (Fig. 4 B) nearly straight at anterior margin, large and triangularly emarginate in middle of posterior margin, with antero-lateral angles obviously protruding and acute at apices, which are directed laterally.	en	Miao, Jialin, Liu, Haoyu, Tong, Junbo, Yang, Xingke, Yang, Yuxia (2025): A new species of Achaetomalachius Majer, 1989 (Coleoptera, Dasytidae) from Xizang, China. Zootaxa 5665 (1): 111-120, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7
03A187E07D35FFACE2C2FF08FB2F73DB.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Holotype: China: Xizang: ♂ (IZAS), Nyingchi City, 3050 m, 05. VIII. 1983, collector unknown. Paratypes: China: Xizang: 4 ♂♂ 3 ♀♀ (IZAS), same data as the holotype.	en	Miao, Jialin, Liu, Haoyu, Tong, Junbo, Yang, Xingke, Yang, Yuxia (2025): A new species of Achaetomalachius Majer, 1989 (Coleoptera, Dasytidae) from Xizang, China. Zootaxa 5665 (1): 111-120, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7
03A187E07D35FFACE2C2FF08FB2F73DB.taxon	distribution	Distribution (Fig. 1). China (Xizang).	en	Miao, Jialin, Liu, Haoyu, Tong, Junbo, Yang, Xingke, Yang, Yuxia (2025): A new species of Achaetomalachius Majer, 1989 (Coleoptera, Dasytidae) from Xizang, China. Zootaxa 5665 (1): 111-120, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7
03A187E07D35FFACE2C2FF08FB2F73DB.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species epithet is derived from the name of the type locality, Nyingchi City, Xizang Autonomous Region, China.	en	Miao, Jialin, Liu, Haoyu, Tong, Junbo, Yang, Xingke, Yang, Yuxia (2025): A new species of Achaetomalachius Majer, 1989 (Coleoptera, Dasytidae) from Xizang, China. Zootaxa 5665 (1): 111-120, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7
03A187E07D35FFACE2C2FF08FB2F73DB.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The species of Achaetomalachius are predominantly found in the central and western Himalayan area, with the type locality of this new species being the easternmost point within its distribution range. This discovery suggests that it is reasonable to uncover more species in the eastern Himalayas in the future.	en	Miao, Jialin, Liu, Haoyu, Tong, Junbo, Yang, Xingke, Yang, Yuxia (2025): A new species of Achaetomalachius Majer, 1989 (Coleoptera, Dasytidae) from Xizang, China. Zootaxa 5665 (1): 111-120, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7
03A187E07D32FFACE2C2FE0DFCE77176.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh), Nepal.	en	Miao, Jialin, Liu, Haoyu, Tong, Junbo, Yang, Xingke, Yang, Yuxia (2025): A new species of Achaetomalachius Majer, 1989 (Coleoptera, Dasytidae) from Xizang, China. Zootaxa 5665 (1): 111-120, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7
03A187E07D32FFACE2C2FD38FE637048.taxon	distribution	Distribution. NW Pakistan.	en	Miao, Jialin, Liu, Haoyu, Tong, Junbo, Yang, Xingke, Yang, Yuxia (2025): A new species of Achaetomalachius Majer, 1989 (Coleoptera, Dasytidae) from Xizang, China. Zootaxa 5665 (1): 111-120, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7
03A187E07D32FFACE2C2FC2BFE537779.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India (Jammu).	en	Miao, Jialin, Liu, Haoyu, Tong, Junbo, Yang, Xingke, Yang, Yuxia (2025): A new species of Achaetomalachius Majer, 1989 (Coleoptera, Dasytidae) from Xizang, China. Zootaxa 5665 (1): 111-120, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7
03A187E07D32FFACE2C2FB3CFD83766B.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Afghanistan, Pakistan.	en	Miao, Jialin, Liu, Haoyu, Tong, Junbo, Yang, Xingke, Yang, Yuxia (2025): A new species of Achaetomalachius Majer, 1989 (Coleoptera, Dasytidae) from Xizang, China. Zootaxa 5665 (1): 111-120, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7
03A187E07D32FFACE2C2FA0DFDEF7514.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India (Himachal Pradesh).	en	Miao, Jialin, Liu, Haoyu, Tong, Junbo, Yang, Xingke, Yang, Yuxia (2025): A new species of Achaetomalachius Majer, 1989 (Coleoptera, Dasytidae) from Xizang, China. Zootaxa 5665 (1): 111-120, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7
03A187E07D32FFACE2C2F91FFDDD743B.taxon	distribution	Distribution. NE Afghanistan (Nuristan).	en	Miao, Jialin, Liu, Haoyu, Tong, Junbo, Yang, Xingke, Yang, Yuxia (2025): A new species of Achaetomalachius Majer, 1989 (Coleoptera, Dasytidae) from Xizang, China. Zootaxa 5665 (1): 111-120, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7
03A187E07D32FFACE2C2F8C3FE4374D8.taxon	distribution	Distribution. NE Afghanistan.	en	Miao, Jialin, Liu, Haoyu, Tong, Junbo, Yang, Xingke, Yang, Yuxia (2025): A new species of Achaetomalachius Majer, 1989 (Coleoptera, Dasytidae) from Xizang, China. Zootaxa 5665 (1): 111-120, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7
03A187E07D31FFAFE2C2FF08FD0E7278.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India (Himachal Pradesh, Jammu).	en	Miao, Jialin, Liu, Haoyu, Tong, Junbo, Yang, Xingke, Yang, Yuxia (2025): A new species of Achaetomalachius Majer, 1989 (Coleoptera, Dasytidae) from Xizang, China. Zootaxa 5665 (1): 111-120, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7
03A187E07D31FFAFE2C2FE33FCC37153.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Pakistan, India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh).	en	Miao, Jialin, Liu, Haoyu, Tong, Junbo, Yang, Xingke, Yang, Yuxia (2025): A new species of Achaetomalachius Majer, 1989 (Coleoptera, Dasytidae) from Xizang, China. Zootaxa 5665 (1): 111-120, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7
03A187E07D31FFAFE2C2FD5DFE4D70A5.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Myanmar (Pegu).	en	Miao, Jialin, Liu, Haoyu, Tong, Junbo, Yang, Xingke, Yang, Yuxia (2025): A new species of Achaetomalachius Majer, 1989 (Coleoptera, Dasytidae) from Xizang, China. Zootaxa 5665 (1): 111-120, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7
03A187E07D31FFAFE2C2FC48FDA0775F.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Iran (Mazandaran).	en	Miao, Jialin, Liu, Haoyu, Tong, Junbo, Yang, Xingke, Yang, Yuxia (2025): A new species of Achaetomalachius Majer, 1989 (Coleoptera, Dasytidae) from Xizang, China. Zootaxa 5665 (1): 111-120, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7
03A187E07D31FFAFE2C2FB51FDEF76B1.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India (Himachal Pradesh).	en	Miao, Jialin, Liu, Haoyu, Tong, Junbo, Yang, Xingke, Yang, Yuxia (2025): A new species of Achaetomalachius Majer, 1989 (Coleoptera, Dasytidae) from Xizang, China. Zootaxa 5665 (1): 111-120, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7
03A187E07D31FFAFE2C2FA7CFE437584.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India (Kashmir).	en	Miao, Jialin, Liu, Haoyu, Tong, Junbo, Yang, Xingke, Yang, Yuxia (2025): A new species of Achaetomalachius Majer, 1989 (Coleoptera, Dasytidae) from Xizang, China. Zootaxa 5665 (1): 111-120, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7
03A187E07D31FFAFE2C2F967FE3274BD.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Nepal.	en	Miao, Jialin, Liu, Haoyu, Tong, Junbo, Yang, Xingke, Yang, Yuxia (2025): A new species of Achaetomalachius Majer, 1989 (Coleoptera, Dasytidae) from Xizang, China. Zootaxa 5665 (1): 111-120, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7
03A187E07D30FFAEE2C2FF08FD9B7278.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India (Uttar Pradesh).	en	Miao, Jialin, Liu, Haoyu, Tong, Junbo, Yang, Xingke, Yang, Yuxia (2025): A new species of Achaetomalachius Majer, 1989 (Coleoptera, Dasytidae) from Xizang, China. Zootaxa 5665 (1): 111-120, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7
03A187E07D30FFAEE2C2FE33FD9B7153.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India (Uttar Pradesh).	en	Miao, Jialin, Liu, Haoyu, Tong, Junbo, Yang, Xingke, Yang, Yuxia (2025): A new species of Achaetomalachius Majer, 1989 (Coleoptera, Dasytidae) from Xizang, China. Zootaxa 5665 (1): 111-120, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7
03A187E07D30FFAEE2C2FD5DFE327044.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Nepal.	en	Miao, Jialin, Liu, Haoyu, Tong, Junbo, Yang, Xingke, Yang, Yuxia (2025): A new species of Achaetomalachius Majer, 1989 (Coleoptera, Dasytidae) from Xizang, China. Zootaxa 5665 (1): 111-120, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7
03A187E07D30FFAEE2C2FC27FE32777D.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Nepal.	en	Miao, Jialin, Liu, Haoyu, Tong, Junbo, Yang, Xingke, Yang, Yuxia (2025): A new species of Achaetomalachius Majer, 1989 (Coleoptera, Dasytidae) from Xizang, China. Zootaxa 5665 (1): 111-120, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7
03A187E07D30FFAEE2C2FB30FE5C7631.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Xizang).	en	Miao, Jialin, Liu, Haoyu, Tong, Junbo, Yang, Xingke, Yang, Yuxia (2025): A new species of Achaetomalachius Majer, 1989 (Coleoptera, Dasytidae) from Xizang, China. Zootaxa 5665 (1): 111-120, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7
03A187E07D30FFAEE2C2FAFCFE43752B.taxon	distribution	Distribution. NE Afghanistan.	en	Miao, Jialin, Liu, Haoyu, Tong, Junbo, Yang, Xingke, Yang, Yuxia (2025): A new species of Achaetomalachius Majer, 1989 (Coleoptera, Dasytidae) from Xizang, China. Zootaxa 5665 (1): 111-120, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7
03A187E07D30FFAEE2C2F9C5FE2475DB.taxon	distribution	Distribution. N India.	en	Miao, Jialin, Liu, Haoyu, Tong, Junbo, Yang, Xingke, Yang, Yuxia (2025): A new species of Achaetomalachius Majer, 1989 (Coleoptera, Dasytidae) from Xizang, China. Zootaxa 5665 (1): 111-120, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7
03A187E07D30FFAEE2C2F8A3FD7474D9.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India (Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh)	en	Miao, Jialin, Liu, Haoyu, Tong, Junbo, Yang, Xingke, Yang, Yuxia (2025): A new species of Achaetomalachius Majer, 1989 (Coleoptera, Dasytidae) from Xizang, China. Zootaxa 5665 (1): 111-120, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7
03A187E07D3FFFA1E2C2FF08FDCC721F.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India (Uttar Pradesh), Nepal.	en	Miao, Jialin, Liu, Haoyu, Tong, Junbo, Yang, Xingke, Yang, Yuxia (2025): A new species of Achaetomalachius Majer, 1989 (Coleoptera, Dasytidae) from Xizang, China. Zootaxa 5665 (1): 111-120, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7
03A187E07D3FFFA1E2C2FE11FE5C7171.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Xizang).	en	Miao, Jialin, Liu, Haoyu, Tong, Junbo, Yang, Xingke, Yang, Yuxia (2025): A new species of Achaetomalachius Majer, 1989 (Coleoptera, Dasytidae) from Xizang, China. Zootaxa 5665 (1): 111-120, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7
03A187E07D3FFFA1E2C2FD3CFDDD7044.taxon	distribution	Distribution. NE Afghanistan (Nuristan).	en	Miao, Jialin, Liu, Haoyu, Tong, Junbo, Yang, Xingke, Yang, Yuxia (2025): A new species of Achaetomalachius Majer, 1989 (Coleoptera, Dasytidae) from Xizang, China. Zootaxa 5665 (1): 111-120, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7
03A187E07D3FFFA1E2C2FC27FE63777D.taxon	distribution	Distribution. NW Pakistan.	en	Miao, Jialin, Liu, Haoyu, Tong, Junbo, Yang, Xingke, Yang, Yuxia (2025): A new species of Achaetomalachius Majer, 1989 (Coleoptera, Dasytidae) from Xizang, China. Zootaxa 5665 (1): 111-120, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5665.1.7
