Abstract
Eight species comprise the genus Svistella Gorochov, 1987 worldwide. Most are yellow or yellowish brown, and, two of them are colorful. With the exception of the colorful species, Svistella bifasciata (Shiraki, 1913) and Svistella chekjawa Tan & Robillard, 2012, another was discovered in China. Svistella argentata sp. n. is very similar to S. bifasciata, but different in coloration and features of the male genitalia. Svistella tympanalis He et al., 2009 is found to be a junior synonym of Svistella rufonotata (Chopard, 1932).
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