Corresponding author: Guodong Ren (
Academic editor: W. Schawaller
This paper deals with a species-group
Tian Y, Ren G-D, Li Q (2014) Taxonomy of the
The genus
Distribution of the
The beetles were collected by light trap from Anhui province, Eastern China region. Located across the basins of the Yangtze River and the Huai River, it borders Jiangsu to the east, Zhejiang to the southeast, Jiangxi to the south, Hubei to the southwest, Henan to the northwest, and Shandong for a tiny section in the north.
The collected specimens were identified based on a reference collection and key for species published by
The specimens were examined and described using a Nikon (SMZ800) dissecting microscope. Examinations of aedeagus were carried out. The aedeagus was dissected under a stereoscopic microscope, cleared in 5%
The terminology used in this paper largely follows
The holotype and paratypes are deposited in – Museum of Hebei University, Baoding, China
(Adapted from
1 | Apex of elytra black | 2 |
– | Elytra brown with slight metallic green tinge |
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2 | Aedeagal apicale short, lateral view as in |
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– | Aedeagal apicale elongate, lateral view as in |
Holotype: male (MHBU): China, Anhui Province, She County, Qingliangfeng N. R., alt. 320 m,
This new species belongs to the
The specific name is derived from the Latin adjective
Body length 10.3−12.7 mm, body width 2.1−2.7 mm. Head black, maxillary palpi sepia to black. Antennae black, antennomeres gradually lightening to sepia. Basal 2/3 of femora saffron yellow, terminal portion of femora, tibiae and tarsi sepia to black. Pronotum, abdomen and elytra saffron yellow to terra-cotta, apex of each elytron black with dark blue metallic tinge.
Aedeagal apicale.
China: Anhui.
China: Taiwan.
1♀ (MHBU): China, Gansu, Wen County, Huangtuling, alt. 1,505 m,
China: Sichuan, Gansu.
We would like to express our sincere thanks to Dr. Mohamed Shebl (Faculty of Agriculture, Suez Canal University), Mrs. Cai-Xia Yuan and Mrs. Shan-Shan Liu (College of Life Sciences, Hebei University) for comments on the manuscript, and many thanks are also due to Dr. Yi-Bin Ba (Museum of Hebei University) and Dr. Zhao Pan (Roma Tre University) for kindly help to search literature. The research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 31272341) and the Foundation of Key Invertebrate Systematics Laboratory in Hebei Province (201309).