Anoplophora huangjianbini sp. n. from Fujian and Guangxi, China (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae)

Abstract

The genus Anoplophora Hope, 1839 (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae, Lamiini) includes 38 species (ignoring subspecies) from China before this study. Members of this genus are familiar to Chinese people with a widely-used common name: “星天牛[starry longhorn beetle]”.A new species of starry longhorn beetle, Anoplophora huangjianbini sp. n. (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae, Lamiini) is described from Fujian and Guangxi, China. Diagnostic characters of the new species are illustrated, and comparsion with related congeners is provided.

Keywords

• longhorn beetle
• Lamiini
• taxonomy
• new species
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