Abstract
Two new species Micrencaustes (Mimencaustes) renshiae sp. n. and Micrencaustes (Mimencaustes) biomaculata sp. n. are described and illustrated from China. A key to Chinese species of subgenus Mimencaustes Heller is provided.
Highlights
To date, only 2 subgenera of the genus Micrencaustes Crotch, 1876 are known (Crotch 1876; Heller 1918)
For an examination of the male or female genitalia, the abdominal segments were detached from the body after softening in hot water
The specimens treated in this study are deposited in the Museum of Hebei University (MHU), Hebei, P
Summary
Only 2 subgenera of the genus Micrencaustes Crotch, 1876 are known (Crotch 1876; Heller 1918). Micrencaustes (Mimencaustes) dehaanii (Castelnau, 1840) and Micrencaustes (Mimencaustes) wunderlichi Heller, 1918 are recorded from China for the first time. Two new species of Micrencaustes Crotch, subgenus Mimencaustes Heller from China...
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