Corresponding author: Ting-Jing Li (
Academic editor: M. Ohl
In present paper, a total of seven species of
Bai Y, Chen V, Li T-J (2021) A new species and two new records of the genus
The specimens examined are deposited in the Chongqing Normal University (China) (
The abbreviations used in this paper are shown as follows:
Body black, largely with yellow or ferruginous or white markings (Figs
Palearctic region.
Holotype, ♂, CHINA, Xinjiang, Akesu Prefecture, Baicheng County, Jinhui Industrial area, Ruifeng,
China (Xinjiang).
This species resembles
The specific name
5♀♀, CHINA, Gansu, Zhangye City, Gaotai County, Heiquan Town, Yanzhibao Village,
Female body length 10.0–11.0 mm, male body length 9.5 mm (Figs
China (Gansu); Russia; Mongolia; Kazakhstan.
1♀, CHINA, Xinjiang, Bayingol Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, Near the desert road from Luntai County to Lunnan Town,
Body length 10.8 mm; body sulfur yellow or obsolete green (Fig.
Unknown.
China (Xinjiang); western Asia.
1♀, CHINA, Inner Mongolia, 70 kilometers west of Xilinhaote City, Abaga Banner,
Female body length 8.3 mm, male body length 6.0–7.0 mm; body largely ferruginous and
China (Inner Mongolia); Hungary; Slovakia; Ukraine; Russia; Kazakhstan; Mongolia.
1♀, CHINA, Inner Mongolia, Alxa League, Helan Mountain, Yaoba Huangqukou,
Female body length 10–12 mm, male body length 6.5–10 mm (Figs
China (Heilongjiang, Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Shanxi, Xinjiang); England; Spain; Switzerland; Germany; Austria; Belarus; Ukraine; Greece; Turkey; Syria; Armenia; Turkmenistan.
2♀♀, CHINA, Ningxia, Zhongwei City, Zhongning County, Majialiang Township, Shagou Village,
Female body length 10.0–11.0 mm, body largely ferruginous (Fig.
China (Ningxia, Inner Mongolia); Portugal; Spain, including Balearic Islands; Italy, including Sardinia; Switzerland; Morocco; Turkey; Armenia; Russia; Israel; Lebanon; Iran; Turkmenistan; Kyrgyzstan; Tajikistan.
2♀♀, CHINA, Xinjiang, Akesu Prefecture, Kuche County to Baicheng County S307 4–5 km,
Female body length 10.5–12.0 mm, male body length 9.0–11.5 mm; body mostly ferruginous (Figs
China (Gansu, Xinjiang); Egypt; Israel; United Arab Emirates; Mongolia.
1 | Lateral carina of propodeum indistinctly tooth-shaped (Fig. |
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– | Lateral carina of propodeum obviously tooth-shaped (Figs |
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3 | Clypeus wider than long (Fig. |
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4 | Body mostly sulfur yellow (Fig. |
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– | Body largely ferruginous or largely black with apical whitish yellow bands (Figs |
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5 | Body largely black, |
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– | Body largely ferruginous, |
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6 | Pronotal carina medially prominent and flat tooth-shaped (Figs |
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– | Pronotal carina normal (Fig. |
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We are very grateful to Prof. James M. Carpenter (American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA) and Dr. P. Girish Kumar (Western Ghat Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Kozhikode, India) for their offering copies of many references and important comments. And we sincerely thank Prof. Qiang Li and Li Ma (Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China) and Prof. Guodong Ren (Museum of Hebei University, Baoding, China) for providing us with the specimens deposited in the insect collections under their care. This study was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos: 31772490, 31372247, 31000976).