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(TibetanReview.net, Dec26’25) – A previously unknown beetle species presents potential risks to the Potala palace’s infrastructure due to its wood-boring larvae, reported China’s official chinadaily.com.cn Dec 25, citing the regional party mouthpiece Tibet Daily (officially Xizang Daily).
Researchers recently identified a new genus and species of insect within the iconic wooden structures of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, the report said.
The discovery, published in an international zoological taxonomy journal, is stated to advance research on Coleoptera diversity, particularly in the context of cultural heritage conservation.
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