Taxonomic notes on the genus Dolophrades Bates, 1884 are presented. D. tianmushanensis Yang, Xie & W. Wang sp. nov. from Tianmushan National Nature Reserve, Zhejiang Province, China, is described and illustrated. D. punctatus (Pic, 1934), stat. restit., and D. subdenudatus Gressitt, 1938, stat. restit., are reinstated as separate valid species. The taxon originally described as Cereopsius decoloratus var. annulicornis Schwarzer, 1925, subsequently treated as D. annulicornis (Schwarzer, 1925), is restored to subspecific rank as Peblephaeus decoloratus annulicornis (Schwarzer, 1925), stat. restit. Six species of the genus are recognized in this treatment. A key to the known species of the genus and a distribution map are provided.
1 September 2026 in Asian Journal of Insect Science
The male of Apiocephalus yangmingae Xie, 2025 is briefly described for the first time based on a specimen collected from Baokang County, Hubei Province, China. This discovery extends the known distribution of the species to Hubei, representing the first record of the genus Apiocephalus Gahan, 1898 from this province. The visited flower, Cornus kousa subsp. chinensis (Cornaceae), is also recorded for this species. A brief comparison of morphological characters between the male and female is also provided.