Abstract
The paper reports three new species of the genus Rabigus Mulsant & Rey from China, namely, Rabigus cuspus Fei & Zhou, sp. nov. from Sichuan, Rabigus sagittus Fei & Zhou, sp. nov. from Shanxi, Rabigus triquetrus Fei & Zhou, sp. nov. from Beijing and Shanxi. For all species included we provide color plates of general morphology and detailed aedeagus structures.
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