Description of six new species of Lycocerus Gorham (Coleoptera, Cantharidae), with taxonomic note and new distribution data of some other species Author Yang, Yuxia Author Su, Junyan Author Yang, Xingke text ZooKeys 2014 456 85 107 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.456.8465 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.456.8465 1313-2970-456-85 71EC0955E0A648A888AE9C4F1E3BD53D 71EC0955E0A648A888AE9C4F1E3BD53D Taxon classification Animalia Coleoptera Cantharidae Lycocerus purpureus Kazantsev, 2007 Lycocerus purpureus Kazantsev, 2007: 54 [replacement name for Athemus (Andrathemus) purpurascens Wittmer, 1978, nec Pic, 1911]. Athemus (Andrathemus) purpurascens Wittmer, 1978: 155, Fig. 5. [Preoccupied by Cantharis purpurascens Pic, 1911: 143, synonymized with Lycocerus rubripennis (Hope, 1831)]. Type material examined. Holotype: 1♂ (NHMB): [p]"Dechhi Paka 3300m \ 19.-20.5." [p]"Nat.-Hist. Museum \ Basel-Bhutan \ Expedition 1972", [h]" Athemus subg. \ Andrathemus \ purpurascens \ Wittm. \ det. W. Wittmer", [p] "HOLOTYPUS" , [p]" CANTHARIDAE \ CANTH00001271". Additional material examined. CHINA, Xizang: 1♂, 1♀ (IZAS): Nyingtri, 3050m, 3.VIII.1983, leg. Yin-Heng Han. Distribution. China (new record: Xizang); Bhutan ( Kazantsev and Brancucci 2007 ).