Corresponding author: Mei-Jun Zhao (
Academic editor: V. Assing
Species of the genus
To the present, a total of 625 species of the genus
In recent years, we made several collecting trips to the Longwangshan Mountain, and obtained a lot of
All specimens were collected from the leaf litter of the forest floor by sifting. They were killed with ethylacetate and then dried. Dissections were done in water. The genital organs and other dissected parts were mounted in Euparal (Chroma Gesellschaft Schmidt, Koengen, Germany) on plastic slides that were placed on the same pin as the specimen. Photos were taken by a Canon EOS 40D Camera with an MP–E 65 mm Macro Lens or by a Canon G9 Camera mounted on an Olympus CX31 microscope. The type specimens are deposited in the Insect Collection of Shanghai Normal University (SNUC).
The following abbreviations are used in the text, with all measurements in millimeters:
length of the body from the labral anterior margin to the anal end
length of the head from the clypeal anterior margin to the head base
maximum width of the head
length of the pronotum along the midline
maximum width of the pronotum
length of the elytra from the apex of the scutellum to the elytral posterior margin
Longwangshan Nature Reserve, Zhejiang Province, East China
(1 ♂). Holotype: ♂, labeled ‘
Measurements and ratios (holotype):BL 6.88, HL 1.00, HW 1.11, PL 1.27, PW 1.15, EL 1.36, HL/HW 0.91, HW/PW 0.96, HL/PL 0.79, PL/PW 1.11, EL/PL 0.71.
Male (
Head quadrate; posterior angles broadly rounded; postgenae weakly convex ventrally; integument with coarse and moderately dense punctation; eyes reduced.
Pronotum slightly stocky, slightly broader than head; punctation sparser than that of head; interstices shining, lacking microsculpture.
Elytra at suture distinctly shorter than pronotum; wider than long; punctation well-defined; and hind wings completely reduced.
Abdomen with dense pubescence; sternite VII (
Female. Unknown.
Male habitus of
East China (Zhejiang: Longwangshan Mountain).
The species is named after Rui-Fen Ling, who collected the type specimens.
The new species is close to
Longwangshan Nature Reserve, Zhejiang Province, East China
(1 ♂). Holotype: ♂, labeled ‘
Measurements and ratios (holotype):BL 9.56, HL 1.51, HW 1.58, PL 1.81, PW 1.59, EL 1.32, HL/HW 0.95, HW/PW 0.95, HL/PL 0.83, PL/PW 1.09, EL/PL 0.73.
Habitus as in
Male. Sternite VI (
Female. Unknown.
East China (Zhejiang: Longwangshan Mountain).
The species is named after its type locality.
The new species is similar in most respects to
WestTianmushan Mountain, Zhejiang Province, East China
(3 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀). 1 ♂, 1 ♀, labelled ‘
For detailed male description of male see Watanabe (1999: 249).
Female. BL 8.06–8.34; Measurements and ratios: HL 1.17, HW 1.32, PL 1.55, PW 1.36, EL 1.02, HL/HW 0.89, HW/PW 0.97, HL/PL 0.76, PL/PW 1.14, EL/PL 0.88.
Slightly smaller than male; posterior margin of tergite VIII (
East China (Zhejiang: Longwangshan and Tianmushan Mountains).
Longwangshan Nature Reserve, Zhejiang Province, East China
(7 ♂♂, 5 ♀♀). Holotype: ♂, labeled ‘
Measurements and ratios: BL 5.35–5.93. Holotype: HL 0.78, HW 0.81, PL 1.02, PW 0.82, EL 0.72, HL/HW 0.97, HW/PW 0.98, HL/PL 0.77, PL/PW 1.25, EL/PL 0.70.
Habitus as in
Male. Sternite VII (
Female. Tergite VIII (
Male habitus of
East China (Zhejiang: Longwangshan Mountain).
The specific name ‘
The new species and
(3 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀). 3 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀, labelled ‘
Measurements and ratios: BL 6.43–6.65. Holotype: HL 0.78, PL 1.12, PW 0.93, EL 0.74, HL/HW 0.95, HW/PW 0.96, HL/PL 0.74, PL/PW 1.20, EL/PL 0.66.
Habitus as in
Male. Sternite VII (
Female. Posterior margins of tergite VIII (
East China (Zhejiang: Longwangshan Mountain).
The speciesresembles
1 | Length of body larger than 9 mm | 2 |
– | Length of body no more than 7 mm | 3 |
2 | Relatively slender ( |
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– | Relatively stout ( |
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3 | Light brown ( |
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– | Brown ( |
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4 | Male sternite VII ( |
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– | Male sternite VII with shallow apico-median impression; male sternite VIII with irregular emargination, aedeagus with two dorsal sclerites |
All the collectors mentioned in the text are acknowledged for the field work. We are grateful to the two anonymous reviewers for the critical reading of the manuscript and helpful comments. The study is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 31101659 and No. 31172134), Foundation of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission (No. 12YZ077) and by Shanghai Normal University (No. SK201234).