Corresponding author: Jia-Yao Hu (
Academic editor: Adam Brunke
Fourteen species of
Lin X-B, Hu J-Y (2021) The
The speciose paederine genus
The Nanling Mountain Range in central and eastern China, extend more than 500 km through Guangxi, Hunan, Guangdong and Jiangxi provinces, with several peaks of more than 1500 m. To the present, fifteen
The type material is deposited in the Insect Collection of the Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China (
Body length: measured from the anterior margin of the labrum to the apex of the abdomen
Length of forebody: measured from anterior margin of labrum to the posterior margin of the elytra
Eye length: longitudinal length of eye in dorsal view
Postocular length: measured from posterior margin of eye to posterior constriction of head in dorsal view
Head width: width of head across (and including) eyes
Head length: measured from clypeal anterior margin to posterior constriction of head
Pronotum width: maximal width of pronotum
Pronotum length: measured in midline from front margin to posterior margin
Width of elytra: combined width of elytra at posterior margin
Length of elytra: measured from apex of scutellum to posterior margin.
The species is known only from Huaping in northeast Guangxi (Fig.
The species is known from Nanling in northern Guangdong and Mangshan in southern Hunan (Fig.
The species is known only from Huaping in northeast Guangxi (Fig.
The species is known only from Mao’ershan in northeast Guangxi (Fig.
The species is known from Nanling in northern Guangdong and Mangshan in southern Hunan (Fig.
The species is known only from Huaping in northeast Guangxi (Fig.
The species is known from Nanling in northern Guangdong and Mangshan in southern Hunan (Fig.
The species is known only from Mao’ershan in northeast Guangxi (Fig.
The species is known only from Mao’ershan in northeast Guangxi (Fig.
The species is known only from Mao’ershan in northeast Guangxi (Fig.
Male habitus of
Body length 6.4–7.5 mm; forebody length 3.2–3.4 mm.
Body (Fig.
Head (Fig.
Pronotum (Fig.
Elytra (Fig.
Abdomen with punctation dense and rather coarse on tergites III–V, dense and less coarse on tergite VI, moderately dense and fine on tergites VII–VIII; interstices lacking microsculpture.
The species is known from Chebaling in northern Guangdong and Jiulianshan in southern Jiangxi (Fig.
The new species is very similar to
The species is named in honor of Xing-Min Wang (South China Agricultural University) who helped a lot during our collection in Nanling.
Body length 6.2–6.8 mm; forebody length 3.2–3.3 mm.
Body (Fig.
Head (Fig.
Pronotum (Fig.
Elytra (Fig.
Abdomen with punctation dense and rather coarse on tergites III–V, dense and less coarse on tergite VI, moderately dense and fine on tergites VII–VIII; interstices lacking microsculpture.
The species is known only from Nanling in northern Guangdong (Fig.
The new species is very similar to
The species is named in honor of Huai-Wen Wang (Administration of Nanling National Nature Reserve) who helped a lot during our collection in Nanling.
Body length 4.1–4.8 mm; forebody length 2.2–2.6 mm.
Body (Fig.
Head (Fig.
Pronotum (Fig.
Elytra (Fig.
Abdomen with punctation dense and rather coarse on tergites III–V, dense and less coarse on tergite VI, moderately dense and fine on tergites VII–VIII; interstices lacking microsculpture.
The species is known from Chebaling in northern Guangdong and Jiulianshan in southern Jiangxi (Fig.
This species is very similar in general appearance and aedeagal characters to
The species is named in honor of Mei-Hua Xia, who collected some of the type specimens.
Body length 4.7 mm; forebody length 2.4 mm.
Body (Fig.
Head (Fig.
Pronotum (Fig.
Elytra (Fig.
Abdomen with punctation dense and rather coarse on tergites III–V, dense and less coarse on tergite VI, moderately dense and fine on tergites VII–VIII; interstices lacking microsculpture.
The species is known only from Dupangling in southern Hunan (Fig.
The new species is similar in general appearance and aedeagal characters to
The species is named in honor of Chong Li, who collected some of the type specimens.
Map showing the distribution of
1 | Head with non-umbilicate punctation (Fig. |
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– | Head with umbilicate punctation (Fig. |
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2 | Body reddish brown, abdomen with fine microsculpture on all tergites |
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– | Body dark brown, abdomen lacking microsculpture |
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3 | Pronotum with inconspicuous or lacking impunctate elevation in posterior half ( |
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– | Pronotum with narrow impunctate elevation in posterior half (Fig. |
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4 | Ventral process of the aedeagus distinctly asymmetrical, dorso-lateral apophyses not reaching apex of ventral process (Assing, 2014: 26, fig. 58) |
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– | Ventral process of the aedeagus symmetrical, dorso-lateral apophyses extending beyond apex of ventral process |
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5 | Dorso-lateral apophyses of aedeagus moderately strong, with widened apex (Figs |
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– | Dorso-lateral apophyses of aedeagus slender, with acute apex ( |
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6 | Body dark brown (Figs |
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– | Body reddish brown (Figs |
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7 | Apex of ventral process of aedeagus divided into two branches in ventral view ( |
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– | Apex of ventral process of aedeagus not divided into two branches in ventral view |
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8 | Sternite VII with posterior margin weakly protruding at middle ( |
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– | Sternite VII with posterior margin truncate at middle ( |
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9 | Sternite VIII with rounded triangular posterior excision (Fig. |
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– | Sternite VIII with sharp, V-shaped posterior excision ( |
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10 | Male sternite VII shallowly emarginate in the middle ( |
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– | Male sternite VII not emarginate in the middle ( |
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11 | Head and pronotum with fine microsculpture ( |
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– | Head and pronotum lacking microsculpture |
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12 | Dorso-lateral apophyses of aedeagus extending to same level as apex of ventral process ( |
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– | Dorso-lateral apophyses of aedeagus extending distinctly beyond apex of ventral process |
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13 | Ventral process of aedeagus nearly triangular, with narrow apex in ventral view ( |
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– | Ventral process of aedeagus broad, with wide apex in ventral view |
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14 | Basal laminae of ventral process of aedeagus very long, more than half length of ventral process (Figs |
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– | Basal laminae of ventral process of aedeagus very short, much less than half length of ventral process |
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15 | Ventral process of aedeagus with round apex in ventral view |
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– | Ventral process of aedeagus with truncate or emarginate apex in ventral view |
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16 | Dorso-lateral apophyses of aedeagus curved ventrally in lateral view ( |
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– | Dorso-lateral apophyses of aedeagus curved dorsally in lateral view (Fig. |
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17 | Ventral process of aedeagus in ventral view distinctly widened in apical half ( |
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– | Ventral process of aedeagus in ventral view narrowed in apical half ( |
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18 | Apex of ventral process of aedeagus nearly truncate in ventral view ( |
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– | Apex of ventral process of aedeagus with small semi-circular emargination in ventral view ( |
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We thank Chong Li, Zhong Peng, Liang Tang, Mei-Hua Xia, Jia-Min Yin, Wen-Xuan Zhang and Cheng-Lin Zhou (Shanghai, China) for collecting specimens, and Xing-Min Wang (South China Agricultural University) and Huai-Wen Wang (Administration of Nanling National Nature Reserve) for assisting us during our trip to Nanling. We are also most grateful to two anonymous reviewers for their helpful comments on an earlier version of the manuscript.