中国芫菁科分类修订（鞘翅目：拟步甲总科）

芫菁科昆虫因捕食虫卵、侵害植食和作为药用资源而长期受到人们关注。该科成员全球已知4亚科127属2700余种，中国已记录2亚科26属197种。目前我国芫菁科分类存在的突出问题是：物种资源本底不清，分类编目落后；一些类群的分类地位存在较大争议；一些经济意义重要的种类长期使用了同物异名；对其在我国的区系形成、分化和生物地理学缺乏研究。针对上述问题，本项目旨在通过比较广泛的区系调查和比较形态学研究，进一步丰富我国该类昆虫物种资源“本底”；应用当今公认的分类体系和最新研究成果，对我国芫菁科各级阶元进行整体修订；通过对该科现有地理分布格局的分析，对其在我国的区系形成和分化产生新的认识。本项目研究的重点是：1）通过物种多样性考察，基本摸清我国的芫菁种类；2）集中解决物种分类中存在的疑点和难点；3）对我国芫菁的区系及生物地理分布做出科学解释。本项研究的综合成果将缩小我国该科分类与国际整体研究的巨大差距。

The Meloidae (Coleoptera, Tenebrionoidea), commonly known as blister beetles, is always a concern for its larval predatism, phytophagy of adult, and medicinal value. It is a highly diverse family, up to the present, four subfamilies are recognized and more than 2700 species assigned to 127 genera have been reported, of these, only two subfamilies, 26 genera contains 197 species have previously been known from China. Moreover, there are lots of prominent problems exit in Chinese meloid taxonomy, such as species numbers unclear; taxonomic positions of some taxa uncertain; some species, especially which have important economic significance, were used an invalid name for a long time; and the studies of the faunistics and geographic divergence not plenty. Hence, the present project aims to enrich the meloid species resources data through faunistic investigation and comparative morphology, to revise all taxa of Chinese blister beetles according to the newest classification system and research findings. We also try to analyze the geographic distribution pattern of Chinese Meloidae to obtain a new understanding on faunistic formation and divergence. The key points include: 1) obtaining a complete catalogue of Chinese meloid species through biodiversity expedition; 2) resolving the confusing problems of species determination; 3) analyzing the fauna composition of Chinese meloid beetles and explaining the characteristic of the geographic distribution. The results of this project will close the gap of Meloidae research level between China and the World.