Abstract
A new species of bark beetle, Scolytus jiulianshanensis Zhang, Li & Smith sp. nov., from Jiangxi, China is described and illustrated. This new species was collected from dead elm (Ulmus sp.) trees. A DNA barcoding sequence of this species is provided. The new species is distinguished from other Asian Scolytus species by the apical margins of ventrites 3 and 4 of the male each armed with a broad median tubercle and lacking ventral spines.
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