Corresponding author: Mei-Jun Zhao (
Academic editor: V. Assing
Material of the genus
Peng Z, Li L-Z, Zhao M-J (2016) A new species and additional records of
Until today, 42 species of the genus
A study of
The following abbreviations are used in the text, with all measurements in millimeters:
Body length (BL) from the anterior margin of the labrum to the abdominal apex; forebody length head length head width length of antenna length of pronotum maximum width of pronotum elytral length maximum width of the elytra length of aedeagus
The type material is deposited in the Insect Collection of Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China
China: Sichuan: 8 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀, Xiaojin County, Jiajin Shan,
China: Hunan: 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Yanling County, Nanfengmian,
The original description is based on a male from Jiangxi. The previously unknown female sexual characters are as follows: posterior margin of tergite VIII convex (Fig.
Habitus:
China: Sichuan: 1 ♂, 3 ♀♀, Dayi County, Xiling Xueshan,
The previously known distribution of
China: Fujian: 3 ♂♂, Nanping, Mangdang Shan,
Holotype: ♂, labelled ‘China: Guangxi Prov., Shangsi County, Shiwanda Shan, 300–500 m,
Measurements (in mm) and ratios: BL 9.88–10.20,
Habitus as in Fig.
Head as wide as long, widest behind eyes; punctation coarse and very dense; interstices without microsculpture. Antenna as in Fig.
Pronotum distinctly longer than wide, with impunctate midline; punctation coarse and dense, but distinctly sparser than that of head; interstices glossy.
Elytra distinctly broader than pronotum; punctation coarse, arranged in irregular series only laterally. Hind wings approximately 1.85–2.02 times as long as elytra.
Abdomen somewhat narrower than elytra; punctation fine and dense; posterior margin of tergite VII with palisade fringe.
Male. Sternite VII (Fig.
Female. Posterior margin of tergite VIII (Fig.
The type locality is situated in Shiwangda Shan to the south of Shangsi, southern Guangxi. The specimens were sifted from leaf litter in broad-leaved forests at altitudes of 300–500 m (Fig.
Habitats of
The specific name is the Chinese noun “kedian” (punctation) in apposition. It refers to the punctation of the head of
China: Sichuan: 1 ♀, Dayi County, Xiling Xueshan,
This species is similar and probably closely related to
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. We are most grateful to Volker Assing (Hannover) for revising an earlier version of the manuscript. The study is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 31201734 and 31101659), the Foundation of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission (No. 12YZ077) and Shanghai Normal University (SK201234, DZL125 and B–9013–11–003127).