Description of Uraecha nigromaculata sp. n. (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae) from Guizhou, China

Abstract

The genus Uraecha Thomson, 1864 is an Asiatic genus. In China, Uraecha angusta (Pascoe, 1856) is the most common species and it is widely distributed in the southern part of the country. Two species, U. angusta and Uraecha obliquefasciata Chiang, 1951, are distributed in Guizhou Province of China. The type locality of the latter is Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou Province.Uraecha nigromaculata sp. n. is described and illustrated. A diagnosis is presented to distinguish this species from its close relatives. It is the third species of the genus Uraecha reported from Guizhou Province.

Keywords

• Longhorn beetles
• taxonomy
• Xishui
• Natural Nature