Abstract
A new species of the genus Mimaporia Wei & Yen, 2017 is described from Nepal, North India, North Myanmar and Southwest China, viz. M. suiae Huang sp. nov. A key to the genus Mimaporia is provided. The adult and genitalia of the new species and related ones are illustrated.
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