Glenea changchini sp. nov. from Yunnan of China (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae: Saperdini)

Abstract

Glenea Newman, 1842 is one of the largest genera of Cerambycidae, containing more than 850 species (according to Mr. Tavakilian’s database ‘Titan 2000’ and the senior author’s study). Based on our work, mainly on the fauna of the oriental region, there are still many undescribed species, including some large and attractive species, such as recently published species: G. paradiana and G. nigrorubricollis (Lin et al. 2009). In this paper we describe G. changchini from Yunnan of China.

Description of a new species of the genus Glenea from Tibet, China (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae, Saperdini)

“…We were surprised to observe the three unequally long rods of the endophallus in this species. According to the first author’s study on saperdine beetles from Oriental regions, even when there are three rods of the endophallus, usually two equally long rods form one pair ( Lin et al 2006 , 2008 ; Lin et al 2009a , b , c ; Lin and Yang 2011b ), or three rods are subequal in length ( Chou et al 2010 ; Lin and Lin 2011 ; Lin and Yang 2011a ). Additionally, in the tribe Phytoecini , when there are four rods of the endophallus, they usually form two pairs ( Lin and Yang 2012 ).…”