Abstract
An unique new species of the genus Asuridia is described from Hubei Province, Central China, viz. Asuridia nigrubra Huang, Volynkin & Wang sp. nov. An annotated checklist of Asuridia from China is also provided. Adults and genitalia of related and externally similar species are illustrated.
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