Corresponding author: Mei-Jun Zhao (
Academic editor: V. Assing
Peng Z, Li L-Z, Zhao M-J (2014) New data on the
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A study of
The morphological studies were conducted using an Olympus CX31 microscope. The images were prepared using a Canon EOS 70D (with an MP-E 65 macrolens) and Canon G12 camera. The line drawings were created using Adobe Illustrator CS3 software.
The following abbreviations are used in the text, with all measurements in millimeters:
Body length
Forebody length
Head length
Head width
Antenna length
Pronotum length
Pronotum width
Elytral length
Elytral width
Abdominal width
Aedeagus length
The labels are cited in the original spelling. The type material is deposited in the Insect Collection of Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China (
(8 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀). 1 ♂, 1 ♀, “China: Fujian Prov., Wuyishan, Guadun,
A comparison of the original description of
Habitus of
(16 ♂♂, 21 ♀♀). 1 ♂, “China: Guangxi Prov., Xing’an, Maoer Shan,
An examination of the above material from the type localities of
Habitus of
Habitus of
(14 ♂♂, 28 ♀♀). Holotype: ♂, labelled ‘China: Zhejiang Prov., Lin’an, Qingliangfeng,
Measurements (in mm) and ratios: BL 9.23–10.34, FL 4.56–4.78, HL 1.30–1.41, HW 1.52–1.61, AnL 2.78–2.95, PL 1.59–1.67, PW 1.54–1.66, EL 1.02–1.13, EW 1.52–1.61, AW 1.70–1.85, AL 1.04–1.09, HL/HW 0.85–0.89, HW/PW 0.95–0.98, HL/PL 0.81–0.85, PL/PW 0.98–1.03, EL/PL 0.64–0.68, diameter of eye: 0.37–0.44.
Habitus as in
Head transverse; shape without apparent sexual dimorphism; widest across eyes; punctation moderately coarse and very sparse; interstices glossy. Eyes distinctly convex, 0.6–0.8 times as long as postocular region in dorsal view. All antennomeres oblong.
Pronotum nearly globulous, strongly convex in cross-section; punctation similar to that of head, very sparse.
Elytra trapeziform; punctation coarse, moderately defined, and dense. Hind wings completely reduced. Metatarsomere I as long as combined length of metatarsomeres II and III.
Abdomen distinctly broader than elytra; punctation sparse; interstices with shallow microsculpture; posterior margin of tergite VII without palisade fringe; posterior margin of tergite VIII (
Habitus of
Male. Labrum (
Female. Labrum as in
The species was found in two geographically close localities: Qingliangfeng, western Zhejiang and the Huang Shan, southeastern Anhui. The specimens were sifted from leaf litter and moss in coniferous forests at altitudes of 1500–1700 m.
The species is named after Jian-Yue Qiu, who lent extensive support to our research.
All the collectors mentioned in the text are acknowledged for their field work. Two anonymous reviewers are thanked for comments on a previous version of the manuscript. Special thanks are extended to Volker Assing (Hannover, Germany) for his comments on an earlier version of the manuscript. We would like to thank Tie-Xiong Zhao (Zhejiang, China) for the generous gift of specimens. We are most grateful to Jian-Yue Qiu (Chongqing, China) for her extensive support during our work. We thank Xiao-Yan Li (Beijing, China) for helpful discussions. The study is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 31101659 and No. 31172134, 31201734), the Foundation of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission (No. 12YZ077 and No. 13YZ062) and Shanghai Normal University (SK201234, DZL125 and B–9013–11–003127).