Abstract
Species of the genus Ontholestes Ganglbauer, 1895 that occur in the fauna of China are reviewed. Ontholestes napoensis Yang & Zhou, sp. nov. is described from Guangxi and O. xinqiaoensis Yang & Zhou, sp. nov. from Fujian provinces of China. Ontholestes callistus (Hochhuth, 1849) is recorded from China for the first time. Male genitalia and other taxonomically important characters are illustrated for both new and the following other Chinese species: O. aurosparsus (Fauvel, 1895), O. inauratus (Mannerheim, 1830), O. murinus (Linné, 1758), O. oculatus (Sharp, 1874), O. orientalis Bernhauer, 1906, O. proximus Kirshenblat, 1936, O. simulator Kirshenblat, 1936, O. tenuicornis (Kraatz, 1859) and O. tessellatus (Geoffroy, 1785). An identification key to all species of Ontholestes known from China is presented, and their geographical distribution in China is mapped.
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