Abstract
Eighteen species of the genus Khorata Huber, including 16 new species, are reported from Guangxi, China: Khorata digitata sp. nov., K. dongkou sp. nov., K. epunctata sp. nov., K. flabelliformis sp. nov., K. fusui Zhang & Zhu, 2009, K. guiensis sp. nov., K. liuzhouensis sp. nov., K. luojinensis sp. nov., K. macilenta sp. nov., K. miaoshanensis sp. nov., K. nanningensis sp. nov., K. ningming Zhang & Zhu, 2009, K. paquini sp. nov., K. robertmurphyi sp. nov., K. rongshuiensis sp. nov., K. shao sp. nov., K. triangula sp. nov. and K. wangae sp. nov.References
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