Abstract
The genus Xestopus Andrewes, 1937 in China is reviewed, with the description of a new species: X. gutangensis Zhu & Kavanaugh, sp. nov. (type locality: Xizang: Mêdog, 29.46414°N, 95.73563°E). The male of X. cyaneus Sciaky & Facchini, 1997 is described for the first time, and the first record of this species in Yunnan, China, represents an eastward range extension for the species. A key is provided for the eight known species of the genus.
Highlights
Xestopus Andrewes, 1937 (Sphodrini, Dolichina) is a small genus previously comprised of seven species, all distributed along the Himalaya (Nepal, Bhutan, China, and Myanmar)
Abbreviations for measurements used in the paper are as follows: body length (BL) was measured from the apical margin of the labrum to the elytral apex; body width (BW) was measured across the elytral greatest width (EW)
We have found a second, undescribed species from Yunnan, China with the similar appearance of P. platyops and many setae present at the middle of mentum, but with the anterior pair of supraorbital setae present, as in Xestopus gutangensis Zhu & Kavanaugh, sp. nov
Summary
Xestopus Andrewes, 1937 (Sphodrini, Dolichina) is a small genus previously comprised of seven species, all distributed along the Himalaya (Nepal, Bhutan, China, and Myanmar). Liang collector”; one male and three females (CAS, IZAS), “CHINA, Yunnan, Gongshan County, Dulongjiang Township, 0.6 km N of Dizhengdang village on Dulong Jiang, 28.08442°N, 098.32652°E, 1880 m, 29 October 2004, Stop # DHK-2004-061B, D.H. Kavanaugh, G.
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