Brachytrycherus perotteti Arrow, 1920.

As stated in Chang et al. (2016), species of Brachytrycherus resemble those of Ohtaius Chûjô and Gerstaeckerus Tomaszewska in having the body black or blackish brown, elytral maculae transverse, most often orange or yellow. These genera share the feature of having the mandibles chisel-shaped apically. However, Brachytrycherus can be distinguished from these genera by the following combination of characters: 1) body less elongate; 2) head with well-developed gular sutures; 3) mesoventral process with sides parallel; 4) maxillary lacinia with tuft of S-like setae apically (Tomaszewska 2005).

(based on Tomaszewska 2005). Body squat-oval to oval, moderately convex to strongly convex, glabrous or minutely pubescent. Colour dark brown to black, usually with orange or yellow markings on elytra.

Head with gular sutures well developed, widely separated, convergent apically. Antennae (Fig. 20A–C) 11-segmented, long and slender or rather stout; antennal club 3-segmented, loose. Mandible with chisel-shaped apical tooth and moderately large subapical tooth. Maxilla with terminal palpomere longer than wide, tapering apically; lacinia with tuft of S-shaped apical spines.

Pronotum transverse, widest near 1/2 of pronotal length or apical 1/3; anterior edge with rater large stridulatory membrane; sides weakly undulate or strongly curved. Prosternal process (Fig. 21A–C) not extending beyond coxae; narrowly separates procoxae, sides weakly curved outwardly or nearly straight, rounded, weakly truncate or emarginate apically. Mesoventral process (Fig. 21A–C) transverse, lateral margins widening apically and overlapping parts of coxae. Elytra anterior edge thickened and raised; sides curved, widest near 1/2 length of elytron; most often with contrasting markings. Tibiae (Fig. 22A–C) most often with sexual characters, in male with different degrees of concavity, curved or tooth.

Abdomen in both sexes with five ventrites. Ventrite V (Fig. 23A–C) almost always with sexual characters, posterior margin in male weakly curved or rounded medially, and/or with longitudinal short wrinkles laterally. Male genital segment with paired apophyses fused along nearly 1/3 of its length basally; dorsal plate undivided; additional, internal, V-shaped sclerite present.

Aedeagus (Fig. 24A–C) rather long, heavily sclerotized, without basal curvature. Median lobe branched apically. Tegmen placed basally, ring-shaped, fused with parameres.

Oriental Region (India, Laos, Thailand, South of China).

Holotype (Fig. 1), male, Hainan, Fanjia Forest Reserve, 196 m, 19°16.806'N, 109°40.494'E, 17. IV.2016, Xing-Long Bai leg. (MHBU). Paratypes (Fig. 2), 1 female, Hainan, Qiongzhong, Shifangzhen, 22.II.2019, Guo-Dong Ren leg. (BJMNH); 1 female, Hainan, Dongfang, Mihouling, 11.VI.2008, Yi-Bin Ba & Jun-Tong Lang leg. (MHBU); 2 females, Hainan, Yinggeling. Nankai Township, Fangyuan Village, 21.VII.2013, Bo Cai leg. (CCLX); 1 female, Yunnan, Xishuangbanna, Mengla County, Mengla Town, Bubang Village, H: 680 m, 21°36'6"N, 101°35'9"E, Jian-Yue Qiu & Hao Xu leg. (CCLX) (Fig. 2).

Figure 1. 

Habitus of B. bipunctatus sp. nov. (male). A dorsal view B ventral view C lateral view. Scale bar: 2 mm.

Figure 2. 

Habitus of B. bipunctatus sp. nov. (female). A dorsal view B ventral view. Scale bar: 2 mm.

The specific name is derived from the two apical elytral maculae.

Brachytrycherus bipunctatus can be distinctly separated from all congeners by having two distant spots on the elytral base.

Length 7.6–8.2 mm, width 4.1–4.2 mm. Body oval, approximately 2.0 times as long as wide; moderately convex; shiny. Colour black with three yellow maculae on each elytron.

Head. Antenna (Fig. 3A) rather stout, nearly 1/2 body length, with antennomeres 1–8 longer than wide; scape approximately 4.0 times as long as pedicel; antennomere 3 as long as 4 and 5 combined; antennomeres 4–6 nearly length equal; antennomere 6 longer than 7 and antennomere 7 as long as 8; club composed of three antennomeres, moderately broad, weakly flat, loose. Maxilla with terminal palpomere elongated, almost 1.5 times as long as palpomere 3, slightly tapering anteriorly, truncate apically.

Thorax. Pronotum (Fig. 3B) 1.5–1.7 mm long, 2.7–3.1 mm wide; widest near 1/2 of pronotal length; coarsely and densely punctate; anterior and lateral margins moderately narrowly bordered; anterior edge with rather large stridulatory membrane; sides weakly undulate; front angles produced anteriorly, blunt round; disc weakly convex, two round raised area laterally; transverse wrinkle laterally; median furrow shallow, two small round pits laterally; lateral sulci linear, groove, deep, extending to basal 1/3 length of pronotum; basal sulcus nearly straight, deep. Prosternal process (Fig. 3C) not extending beyond coxae; very narrowly separates procoxae, sides weakly curved outwardly, rounded apically in male; in female rather narrowly, sides nearly straight, weakly truncate apically. Mesoventral process (Fig. 3D) transverse, lateral margins distinctly widening apically in male; in female lateral margins nearly parallel; posterior margin nearly straight.

Elytra (Fig. 3F) 5.9–6.2 mm long, 3.6–3.9 times as long as and 1.4–1.5 times as wide as pronotum; sides curved, widest near 1/2 length of elytron; densely and coarsely punctate; humeri rather prominent. Each elytron with three orange-yellow maculae. Anterior two elytral maculae nearly oval or round, located behind humeri, size subequal, transverse arrangement, spacing between them subequal diameter of one macula. Posterior macula cloud-form, transverse, outer sides far from elytral lateral margin, inner margin of macula far from elytral suture. Protibia (Fig. 3E) in male with concavity on inner edge of apical 1/4 distinctly, in female without concavity; meso- and metatibiae simple. Hind wing (Fig. 3H) normal.

Ventrite V (Fig. 3G) with lateral margins abruptly converging posteriorly, three or four pairs of longitudinal short wrinkles laterally; posterior margin weakly curved medially in male; in female ventrite V lateral margins gently converging posteriorly, without longitudinal wrinkles; posterior margin bluntly round medially. Male genital segment (Fig. 3I) with paired apophyses fused along nearly half of its length apically; dorsal plate undivided; additional, internal, V-shaped sclerite present.

Aedeagus (Fig. 3J–K) rather long, heavily sclerotized, straight. Median lobe branched apically; branch long, in apical view longitudinal Z-shaped; truncate apically. Tegmen placed basally, comparatively large, ring-shaped, parameres rectangle, fused with tegmen.

The holotype was hand collected by simple searching, as it is active under the fallen decayed wood in the day (Fig. 4).

Figure 3. 

B. bipunctatus sp. nov. A antenna B pronotum C proventrite D male meso- and metaventrites E male protibia F elytron G male ventrite V of abdomen H hind wing I male genital segment J aedeagus in lateral view K aedeagus in apical view. Scale bars: 1 mm.

Figure 4. 

Habitats of B. bipunctatus sp. nov.

Holotype (Fig. 5), male, Guangxi, Jinxiu, Guangxi Dayaoshan Nature Reserve Bureau Yinshan Protection Station, 13.VIII.2015, Ling-Xiao Chang leg. (MHBU). Paratypes (Fig. 6), 1 female, same data as holotype (BJMNH); 1 female, Guangxi, Damingshan, Hao-Yu Liu & Ji-Bin Liang leg. (MHBU); 1 male, Guangxi Prov., Jinxiu County, 16 km, 29.VII.2011, alt. 882–950 m, PENG Zhong leg. (dissected, SHNU); 1 male, Guangxi Prov., Damingshan, Tianping Protect Station, N23.49811, E108.43715, 1230 m, 22.V.2011 N, Xing-Lei Huang Coll. (IZCAS); 1 female, same data except 28.V.2011 (IZCAS); 1 male, Guangxi, Jinxiu, Jiuwanshan, 4.VIII.2015 N, Ling-Xiao Chang leg. (CCLX); 1 male, Guangxi, jinxiu, Yinshan Protection Station, 27.VIII.2016, Yu-Yang Lei leg. (CCLX); 1 male, Guangxi, jinxiu, Dayaoshan, 22-24.IV.2018, Chun-Fu Feng leg. (CCLX); 6 males, 5 females, Guangxi, Damingshan, 1200 m, 28–31.VII.2012, Wen-Xuan Bi leg. (CBWX); 1 male, 1 female, Guangxi, Damingshan, 1200 m, 31.VII.2012, Xiao-Bin Song leg. (CBWX); 1 female, Guangxi, Jinxiu, Yinshanbaohuzhan, 1200 m, 9.VII.2014, Xiao-Bin Song leg. (CBWX); 2 males, 2 females, same data except 10.VII.2014 (CBWX); 1 male, Guangxi, Jinxiu, Laoshanlinchang, 850 m, 18.VII.2014, Xiao-Bin Song leg. (CBWX); 1 male, Guangxi, Nanning, Wuming, Damingshan, N23.49944, E108.44154, 1204 m, 7.VIII.2011, Hai-Tian Song leg. (CSHT).

The name refers to the mesotibia serrulated on inner edge in male.

Figure 5. 

Habitus of B. denticulatus sp. nov. (male). A dorsal view B ventral view C lateral view. Scale bars: 2 mm.

Figure 6. 

Habitus of B. denticulatus sp. nov. (female). A dorsal view B ventral view. Scale bar: 2 mm.

Figure 7. 

Humeri. A B. denticulatus sp. nov. B B. humeralis sp. nov.

Brachytrycherus denticulatus resembles B. convexus in the elytra being strongly convex; posterior elytral maculae transverse, dentate; hind wing reduced to narrow straps. Antenna with club rather narrow (vs. broad in B. convexus); B. denticulatus pronotum sides strongly curved (vs. weakly rounded and somewhat convergent basally); elytron widest near 1/2 length of elytron (vs. beyond mid-length). Brachytrycherus denticulatus is extremely similar to B. humeralis sp. nov. in appearance, but the humeri (Fig. 7A) are not distinctly prominent, protibia in male with small sharp tooth near apical 1/4 on inner edge, and mesotibia serrulated on inner edge in male can distinguish B. denticulatus from B. humeralis.

Length 10.2–13.7 mm, width 5.7–6.9 mm. Body broadly oval, approximately 1.8–2.0 times as long as wide; strongly convex; shiny. Colour black with two red-brown maculae on each elytron.

Head. Antenna (Fig. 8A) long and slender, nearly 1/2 body length, with antennomeres 1–8 distinctly longer than wide; scape approximately 4.0 times as long as pedicel; antennomere 3 nearly as long as 4 and 5 combined; antennomere 4 as long as 5, antennomeres 5–8 gradually shorter; club composed of three antennomeres, narrow and moderately flat. Maxilla with terminal palpomere elongate, almost 2.0 times as long as palpomere 3, tapering anteriorly, truncate apically.

Thorax. Pronotum (Fig. 8B) 2.6–3.3 mm long, 4.4–5.4 mm wide; widest behind 1/2 of pronotal length; surface opaque; lateral margins narrowly bordered, sides strongly curved; front angles produced anteriorly, bluntly round; disc weakly convex, with two large round raised areas laterally; transverse wrinkle laterally; median furrow distinct, straight; lateral sulci linear, curved, deep, extending to 1/2 of pronotal length; basal sulcus nearly straight, deep. Prosternal process (Fig. 8C) moderately separates the procoxae, slightly extending beyond coxae; sides curved outwardly, round apically. Mesoventral process (Fig. 8D) transverse, lateral margins barely widening apically, overlapping part of mesocoxae; posterior margin rather straight.

Elytra (Fig. 8G) 7.4–9.3 mm long, 1.3 times as long as wide; 2.8 times as long as and 1.3 times as wide as pronotum, sides curved, widest near 1/2 length of elytron; densely and moderately coarsely punctate; humeri not prominent. Each elytron with two transverse, irregularly shaped red-brown maculae. Anterior elytral macula bowtie-shaped, located behind humerus, its anterior and posterior margins broadly U-shaped and deeply emarginate. Posterior macula crown-shaped, located at apical 1/3, its anterior margin tridentate, posterior margin widely U-shaped and deeply emarginate. Protibia (Fig. 8E) in male with small sharp tooth near apical 1/4 on inner edge, in female without tooth; mesotibia (Fig. 8F) serrulated on inner edge in male, not serrulated in female. Hind wing (Fig. 8I) reduced to narrow straps, oval shape apically, no longer than the elytra.

Ventrite V (Fig. 8H) with lateral margins gently converging posteriorly; posterior margin in male with some small lateral tubercles, one raised area medially; in female ventrite V with posterior margin simple, weakly emarginate medially. Male genital segment (Fig. 8J) with paired apophyses fused along nearly 1/3 of its length basally; dorsal plate undivided; additional, internal, V-shaped sclerite present.

Aedeagus (Fig. 8K, L) rather long, heavily sclerotized, straight. Median lobe branched apically; branch moderately long and rather straight, flat and round apically. Tegmen placed basally, comparatively large, ring-shaped; parameres rather large, rectangle, fused with tegmen.

The adults were collected by hand collected from a large pile of dead bamboos in the day (Fig. 9).

Figure 8. 

B. denticulatus sp. nov. A antenna B pronotum C provenrite D meso- and metaventrites E male protibia F male mesotibia G elytron H male ventrite V of abdomen I hind wing J male genital segment K aedeagus in lateral view L aedeagus in apical view. Scale bars: 1 mm.

Figure 9. 

Habitats of B. denticulatus sp. nov.

Holotype (Fig. 10), male, Guangxi, Huanjiang, Yangmeiao Protection Station, 4.VIII.2015 N, Ling-Xiao Chang leg. (MHBU). Paratypes (Fig. 11), 1 female, same data as holotype (BJMNH); 1 male, same data as holotype (CCLX); 1 male, Guangxi, Damingshan, Longteng, Power Station, N23.49811, E108.43715, 1230 m, 20.V.2011 N, Xing-Lei Hhang leg. (IZCAS); 1 male, same data except dissected (IZCAS); 1 female, Guangxi, Jinxiu, Shengtangshan, 700 m, 19.V.1999, Fu-Sheng Huang leg. (I0Z(E)1172359, IZCAS). 1 male, Guangxi, Jinxiu, Yinshan, 27.VIII.2016, Yu-Yang Lei leg. (CCLX).

Figure 10. 

Habitus of B. humeralis sp. nov. (male). A dorsal view B ventral view C lateral view. Scale bars: 2 mm.

Figure 11. 

Habitus of B. humeralis sp. nov. (female). A dorsal view B ventral view. Scale bar: 2 mm.

The name refers to the humeri with a distinct raised oval area.

Brachytrycherus humeralis resembles B. convexus in the elytra being strongly convex; posterior elytral maculae transverse, dentate; hind wing reduced to narrow straps. However, they can be differentiated by B. humeralis with the antennal club that is rather narrow (vs. broad); the pronotum sides are strongly curved (vs. weakly rounded and somewhat convergent basally); and the elytra are widest near 1/2 length of elytron (vs. beyond mid-length). In addition, B. humeralis is extremely similar to B. denticulatus sp. nov. in appearance. The humeri (Fig. 7B) are distinctly prominent, the protibia in males is without a tooth, raised near apical 1/3 on inner edge, and the simple mesotibia in males can distinguish B. humeralis from B. denticulatus.

Length 12.5–12.7 mm, width 6.6–7.0 mm. Body broadly oval, approximately 1.8–1.9 times as long as wide; strongly convex; shiny. Colour black with two red-brown maculae on each elytron.

Head. Antenna (Fig. 12A) long and slender, nearly 1/2 body length, with antennomeres 1–8 distinctly longer than wide; scape approximately 3.0 times as long as pedicel; antennomere 3 nearly as long as 4 and 5 combined; antennomere 4 as long as 5, antennomeres 5–8 gradually shorter; club composed of three antennomeres, narrow and moderately flat. Maxilla with terminal palpomere elongate, almost 1.5 times as long as palpomere 3, tapering anteriorly, truncate apically.

Thorax. Pronotum (Fig. 12B) 2.9–3.2 mm long, 5.1–5.3 mm wide; widest 1/2 of pronotal length; surface opaque; lateral margins narrowly bordered, sides strongly curved; front angles produced anteriorly, bluntly round; disc weakly convex, with two large round raised areas laterally; transverse wrinkle laterally; median furrow distinct, straight; lateral sulci linear, curved, deep, extending to 1/2 of pronotal length; basal sulcus nearly straight, deep. Prosternal process (Fig. 12C) moderately separates the procoxae, slightly extending beyond coxae; sides curved outwardly, round apically. Mesoventral process (Fig. 12D) transverse, lateral margins weakly widening apically and overlapping part of mesocoxae, in some specimens hardly widening apically; posterior margin rather straight.

Elytra (Fig. 12G) 8.9–9.6 mm long, 1.3 times as long as wide; 2.8 times as long as and 1.3 times as wide as pronotum, sides curved, widest near 1/2 length of elytron; densely and moderately coarsely punctate; humeri distinctly prominent. Each elytron with two transverse, irregular red-brown maculae. Anterior elytral macula bowtie-shape, located behind humeri, its anterior and posterior margin widely U-shaped and deeply emarginate. Posterior macula crown-shaped, located at apical 1/3, its anterior margin tridentate, posterior margin widely U-shaped and deeply emarginate. Protibia (Fig. 12E) in male raised near apical 1/3 on inner edge, in female not raised; mesotibia (Fig. 12F) simple. Hind wing (Fig. 12I) reduced to narrow straps, oval shape apically, no longer than the elytra.

Ventrite V (Fig. 12H) with lateral margins gently converging posteriorly; posterior margin in male widely raised medially; in female ventrite V with posterior margin simple, weakly emarginate medially. Male genital segment (Fig. 12J) with paired apophyses fused along nearly 1/3 of its length basally; dorsal plate undivided; additional, internal, V-shaped sclerite present.

Aedeagus (Fig. 12K, L) rather long, heavily sclerotized, distinctly curved outwardly near 1/2 of length, and with one branch, rather short and straight, weakly acute apically. Median lobe branched apically, short and straight, flat and widely round apically. Tegmen placed basally, comparatively large, ring-shaped; parameres rather large, fused with tegmen.

The adults were collected by hand collected from a large pile of dead bamboos at night (Fig. 13).

Figure 12. 

B. humeralis sp. nov. A antenna B pronotum C proventrite D meso- and metaventrites E male protibia F male mesotibia G elytron H male ventrite V of abdomen I hind wing J male genital segment K aedeagus in lateral view L aedeagus in apical view. Scale bars: 1 mm.

Figure 13. 

Habitats of B. humeralis sp. nov. A large pile of dead bamboos in Guangxi, China B adult of B. humeralis sp. nov.

Brachytrycherus conaensis is similar to B. madurensis in appearance but can be differentiated by each elytron bearing three maculae, anterior two maculae nearly rhomboid in shape, sometimes connected to each other, and the anterior and posterior elytral maculae without dentition.

8.2–8.3 mm; width: 4.5–4.7 mm.

Holotype, male, Xizang, Cona, Lexiang, 2500–2600 m, 20-30.VI.2013, Wen-Xuan Bi leg. (MHBU). Paratypes, 1 female, same data as holotype; 2 females, Xizang, Medog, Beibeng, Gelincun, 1700 m, 3.VIII.2014, Wen-Xuan Bi leg. (CBWX); 3 males, 7 females, Xizang, Cuona, Lexiang, 2500 m, 6.VIII.2010, Wen-Xuan Bi leg. (CBWX); 5 males, 6 females, same data except 15.VII.2011 (CBWX); 26 males, 11 females, same data except 29–30.VI.2013 (CBWX); 1 male, 1 female, same data except (MZPW); 18 males, 1 female, same data except 2500–2600 m, 20-30.VI.2013 (CBWX); 1 female, same data except 2700 m, 18.VI.2013 (CBWX).

China (Xizang).

China (Xizang).

Almost all individuals were found active on fence, woodpile or timber piles within the village and its surrounding area at night (Fig. 16D, E)). Some larvae and adults were found (sometimes at the same time) feeding on the surface of the perithecia or spores of Daldinia concentrica (Xylariaceae) (Fig. 16D), seeming to prefer the asexual phase; however, individuals were also found on mature ascocarps (Chang et al. 2016).

Figure 14. 

Type specimens of B. conaensis. A male holotype B female paratype 1 dorsal view 2 ventral view. Scale bar: 1 mm.

Brachytrycherus curviantennae is similar to B. humeralis and B. denticulatus sp. nov. in both bodies being broadly oval, elytral maculae transverse, pronotum sides strongly curved. However, antennomere 3 distinctly curved outwards and elytral maculae nearly cymbiform can distinguish B. curviantennae from all its congeners.

8.5–9.4 mm; width: 5.1–5.2 mm.

Holotype, male, Xizang, Medog, 1500 m, 20.VIII.2013, Wen-Xuan Bi leg. (SHEM). Paratypes, 1 female, Xizang, Medgo, Beibeng, Gelincun, 3.VIII.2014, Wen-Xuan Bi leg. (MHBU); 1 female, Xizang, Medgo, Beibeng, Gelincun, 3.VIII.2014, Wen-Xuan Bi leg. (CBWX).

China (Xizang).

China (Xizang).

The male was hand collected by simple searching, as it is active on branches at night (Fig. 16C). Two females were collected by shaking the tree from a large clump of dead wood of Fagaceae plants (Fig. 16A) (Chang et al. 2016).

Figure 15. 

Type specimens of B. curviantennae. A male holotype B female paratype; 1 dorsal view; 2 ventral view. Scale bar: 1 mm.

Figure 16. 

Habitats of B. conaensis and B. curviantennae. A large clump of Fagaceae plants of collecting site in Xizang, China B village of collecting site in Xizang, China C male of B. curviantennae (arranged) D male of B. conaensis and larva on the wood pile E female of B. conaensis feeding on the lichen growing on wood.

Brachytrycherus femoralis can be separated from all its congeners by having three elytral maculae; sides of elytra strongly converging from its 1/2 length towards apex, lateral margins moderately widely flattened, not vanishing at apex.

China: Guangxi Province: Jinxiu, Yinshan Protection Station, 27.VI.2016, Yu-Yang Lei leg. (1 male, 2 females, CCLX); Huanjiang Yangmeiao Protection Station, 15.VIII.2016, Ling-Xiao Chang leg. (2 males, CCLX); Jinxiu, Dayaoshan, 22–24.IV.2018, Chun-Fu Feng leg. (2 females, CCLX); Jinxiu, Yinshan Protection Station, 1500 m, 12.VIII.2015, Ling-Xiao Chang leg. (2 males, 3 females, MHBU); Jinxiu, Dayaoshan, 17.V.2014, Zhi-Lin Chen leg. (1 female, MHBU); Longsheng, Huaping, 15.X.2005, Ji-Liang Wang & Chao Gao leg. (1 female, MHBU).

Length 9.4–11.2 mm, width 4.3–5.4 mm. Body oval, about 2.1–2.3 times as long as wide; moderately convex; shiny. Colour black with purple sheen, three orange-red maculae on each elytron.

Head. Antenna long and rather slender, nearly 1/2 body length, with antennomeres 1–8 distinctly longer than wide; scape approximately 4.0 times as long as pedicel; antennomere 3 as long as 4 and 5 combined; antennomeres 4 nearly as long as 5, antennomeres 5–8 gradually shorter; club composed of three antennomeres, moderately broad, flat, loose. Maxilla with terminal palpomere longer than wide, slightly longer than palpomere 3, tapering anteriorly, truncate apically.

Thorax. Pronotum 2.1–2.2 mm long, 3.5–4.2 mm wide; widest near 1/2 of pronotal length; finely and densely punctate; lateral margins rather narrowly bordered, sides undulate; front angles produced anteriorly, rather acute; disc weakly convex, two small round raised area laterally; transverse wrinkle and inflexed laterally; median furrow shallow, extending to 1/2 length of pronotum; lateral sulci linear, deep, extending to basal 1/3 length of pronotum; basal sulcus weakly undulate, deep. Prosternal process moderately separates procoxae; not extending beyond coxae; sides nearly parallel, expanded apically; posterior margin in male truncate and emarginate in female. Mesoventral process transverse, lateral margins weakly widening apically and overlapping part of mesocoxae; posterior margin nearly straight.

Elytra 6.3–7.3 mm long, 3.0–3.3 times as long as pronotum and 1.2–1.3 times as wide as pronotum, sides curved, widest near 1/2 length of elytron; finely and densely punctate; humeri prominent. Each elytron with three irregular orange-red maculae. Anterior two elytral maculae located near basal 1/4, lateral maculae oval, almost confined to umbo; medial macula nearly round, larger than lateral one, sometimes narrowly connected. Posterior macula located near apical 1/4, weakly transverse, nearly cloud-form, outer sides far from elytral lateral margin, inner margin of macula far from elytral suture. Protibia in male with rather long sharp tooth near 1/2 length on inner edge, in female without tooth; mesotibia in male with small sharp tooth behind 1/2 length on inner edge, and then abruptly curved to apex, in female without tooth.

Ventrite V with lateral margins gently converging posteriorly; posterior margin truncate in male and weakly curved in male medially.

Aedeagus (Fig. 5) rather long, heavily sclerotized, straight. Median lobe one branched apically; branch long and strongly reflexed upwardly, acute apically. Tegmen basal, comparatively large, ring-shaped.

China (Guangxi), Laos, Vietnam (Tonkin). First records from China.

Lectotype: Laos, 1 male; Syntype: Vietnam (Tonkin), 1 male.

The adults were found active and feeding on the mould growing on dead bamboos at night (Fig. 18). The adults and larvae were brought back and placed in artificial conditions to rear. The last instar larvae pupated on surface of dead bamboos, from their pupal stage to matured to adults in approximately seven to nine days (Fig. 19).

Figure 17. 

Habitus of B. femoralis A male B female; 1 dorsal view 2 ventral view. Scale bar: 1 mm.

Figure 18. 

Habitats of B. femoralis. A large pile of dead bamboos in Guangxi, China B adult of B. femoralis sp. nov. feeding on the mold growing on dead bamboos.

Figure 19. 

Living adults, larva, and pupae of B. femoralis in artificial conditions. A last instar larvae B pupae C, D newly emerged adult.