Larva of biggest beetle in China discovered for the first time

A larva of the biggest long-armed beetle species in China has been found in the Qingcheng Mountains of Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Known as Cheirotonus jansoni, it marks the first naturally bred lava of its kind ever discovered in the world. This Dec. 7, 2021 photo shows a researcher observing the new find. [Photo: CNSPHOTO]

A larva of the biggest long-armed beetle species in China has been found in the Qingcheng Mountains of Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Known as Cheirotonus jansoni, it marks the first naturally bred lava of its kind ever discovered in the world. This Dec. 7, 2021 photo shows a researcher observing the new find. [Photo: CNSPHOTO]

A mature Cheirotonus jansoni, said to be the biggest long-armed beetle species in China, is photographed in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on Dec. 7, 2021. [Photo: CNSPHOTO]

A mature Cheirotonus jansoni, said to be the biggest long-armed beetle species in China, is photographed in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on Dec. 7, 2021. [Photo: CNSPHOTO]