Abstract

Xylotrechus tristisfacies sp. n. (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Cerambycinae, Clytini) from China is described and illustrated. Characters distinguishing the new species from its close relatives, which possess an entirely black or dark brown pronotum with a black median stripe on the disc and dense yellowish to gray pubescent elytra with black or brown spots or bands, are presented.

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  • Xylotrechus Chevrolat, 1860 is a genus of the tribe Clytini Mulsant, 1839 characterized by one or more vertical or branching carina on the forehead

  • Specimens representing a new species of Xylotrechus were collected in a survey for the Leigongshan National Nature Reserve within Leishan County, Guizhou Province of China

  • The type material is preserved in the School of Life Sciences, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang, China (GZNULS)

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Introduction

Xylotrechus Chevrolat, 1860 is a genus of the tribe Clytini Mulsant, 1839 characterized by one or more vertical or branching carina on the forehead. Specimens representing a new species of Xylotrechus were collected in a survey for the Leigongshan National Nature Reserve within Leishan County, Guizhou Province of China.

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