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. 2025 Jul 22:1247:45-61.
doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1247.153858. eCollection 2025.

Contribution to the knowledge of the longicorn beetle genus Neocerambyx (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Cerambycinae, Cerambycini) from China, with descriptions of three new species

Mei-Ying Lin  1 , Alexandr Miroshnikov  2 , Li He  3
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Contribution to the knowledge of the longicorn beetle genus Neocerambyx (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Cerambycinae, Cerambycini) from China, with descriptions of three new species

Mei-Ying Lin et al. Zookeys. .

Abstract

The genus Neocerambyx J. Thomson, 1861 in China is surveyed, and three new species are described: N.liyuani Lin, Miroshnikov & He, sp. nov. from Sichuan and Hubei provinces, N.miaobenfui Lin, Miroshnikov & He, sp. nov. and N.gui Lin, Miroshnikov & He, sp. nov., both from Hainan Island. Neocerambyxmelas (Holzschuh, 2021) is recorded from China (Fujian province) for the first time.

Keywords: Cerambycidae; China; Neocerambyx; new records; new species; taxonomy.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Habitus of Neocerambyxliyuani sp. nov. A, B. ♂, holotype, from Sichuan; C, D. ♀, paratype, from Sichuan: A, C. Dorsal views; B, D. Ventral views.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Field observations of Neocerambyxliyuani sp. nov. A. Habitat of Guihua Village (Sichuan, CHINA); B. A living male caught by Yuan Li (all provided by Yuan Li).
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
Habitus of Neocerambyxgigas (Thomson, 1878). A, B. ♂, from Chiang Mai, Thailand; C, D. ♀, from Chiang Mai, Thailand: A, C. Dorsal views; B, D. Ventral views.
Figure 4.
Figure 4.
Habitus of Neocerambyxmiaobenfui sp. nov. A, B. ♂, holotype, from Hainan; C, D. ♀, paratype, from Hainan: A, C. Dorsal views; B, D. Ventral views.
Figure 5.
Figure 5.
Habitus of Neocerambyxgui sp. nov. A, B. ♂, holotype, from Hainan; C, D. ♀, paratype, from Hainan: A, C. Dorsal views; B, D. Ventral views.
Figure 6.
Figure 6.
Habitus of Neocerambyxmelas (Holzschuh, 2021). A, B. ♂, from Fujian; C. ♀, from Fujian: A, C. Dorsal views; B. Ventral view.
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