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<emphasis id="B976EAB80F6AFF88B29B025323C8F9A1" bold="true" box="[160,254,1639,1662]" pageId="2" pageNumber="255">Figure 1.</emphasis>
Habitus of 
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Qi &amp; Song
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(a, c) holotype, male, 5.18 mm, from Qiongzhong, Hainan; (b, d) allotype, female, 5.98 mm, from Changjiang, Hainan; (a, b) dorsal view, (c, d) ventral view. Scale = 1 mm.
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<emphasis id="B976EAB80F6BFF89B29B025A23CFF95A" bold="true" box="[160,249,1646,1669]" pageId="3" pageNumber="256">Figure 2.</emphasis>
Habitus of 
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(a, c) male, 7.91 mm, from Taitung, Taiwan; (b, d) female, 8.88 mm, from Taitung, Taiwan; (a, b) dorsal view, (c, d) ventral view. Scale = 1 mm.
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<emphasis id="B976EAB80F6CFF8EB29B025A23CFF95A" bold="true" box="[160,249,1646,1669]" pageId="4" pageNumber="257">Figure 3.</emphasis>
Habitus of 
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(
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Bílý.
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(a, c) male, 7.47 mm, from Pu’er, Yunnan; (b, d) female, 7.81 mm from Pu’er, Yunnan; (a, b) dorsal view, (c, d) ventral view. Scale = 1 mm.
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<emphasis id="B976EAB80F6DFF8FB29B025A23CDF95A" bold="true" box="[160,251,1646,1669]" pageId="5" pageNumber="258">Figure 4.</emphasis>
Habitus variation of 
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in dorsal view (5.89–9.10 mm). (a–c) male, from Pu’er, Yunnan; (d, e) female from Pu’er, Yunnan. Scale = 1 mm.
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Frontal aspect of head and antennae details. (a, b, e, f, i, j) frontal aspect of head (frontal view); (c, d, g, h, k, l) antennae, dorsal view. (a–d) 
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: (a, c) holotype, male (Figure 1(a, c)), (b, d) allotype, female (Figure 1(b, d)). (e–h) 
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.) 
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F6EFF8CB190029C2717F960" box="[939,1057,1704,1727]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">tamdaoensis</emphasis>
Bílý
</taxonomicName>
: (e, g) male (Figure 3(a, c)), (f, h) female (Figure 3(b, d)). (i–l) 
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F6EFF8CB0EC02F221D2F902" box="[727,740,1734,1757]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">A</emphasis>
. 
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(
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F6EFF8CB0C102F2203AF902" box="[762,780,1734,1757]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">M</emphasis>
.) 
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F6EFF8CB11902F220BCF902" box="[802,906,1734,1757]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">insulaecola</emphasis>
, Obenberger
</taxonomicName>
: (i, k) male (Figure 2(a, c)), (j, l) female (Figure 2(b, d)). Scale = 0.2 mm.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B976EAB80F6FFF8DB29B025A23CFF95A" bold="true" box="[160,249,1646,1669]" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">Figure 6.</emphasis>
Details of head, pronotum, scutellum and right metatibia in dorsal view. (a, c, e, g, i, k) details of head, pronotum and scutellum; (b, d, f, h, j, l) right metatibia. (a–d) 
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<emphasis id="B976EAB80F6FFF8DB19D02BF20CBF97D" box="[934,1021,1675,1698]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">Anthaxia</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F6FFF8DB63402BF274DF97D" box="[1039,1147,1675,1698]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">Merocratus</emphasis>
) 
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Qi &amp; Song
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, 
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: (a, b) holotype, male (Figure 1(a, c)), (c, d) allotype, female (Figure 1(b, d)). (e–h) 
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F6FFF8DB34502F222BDF902" box="[382,395,1734,1757]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">A</emphasis>
. 
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(
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F6FFF8DB39B02F22284F902" box="[416,434,1734,1757]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">M</emphasis>
.) 
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F6FFF8DB3FD02F22109F902" box="[454,575,1734,1757]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">tamdaoensis</emphasis>
Bílý
</taxonomicName>
: (e, f) male (Figure 3(a, c)), (g, h) female. (Figure 3(b, d)). (i–l) 
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F6FFF8DB2CE02D72234F925" box="[245,258,1763,1786]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">A</emphasis>
. 
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(
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F6FFF8DB32D02D7221EF925" box="[278,296,1763,1786]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">M</emphasis>
.) 
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F6FFF8DB30702D72290F925" box="[316,422,1763,1786]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">insulaecola</emphasis>
, 
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: (i, j) male (Figure 2(a,c)), (k, l) female (Figure 2(b, d)). Scale = 0.2 mm.
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<emphasis id="B976EAB80F60FF82B29B025A23CBF95A" bold="true" box="[160,253,1646,1669]" pageId="8" pageNumber="261">Figure 7.</emphasis>
Prosternal process in ventral view. (a, b) 
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(
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) 
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Qi &amp; Song
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, 
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: (a) holotype, male (Figure 1(a, c)), (b) allotype, female (Figure 1(b, d)). (c, d) 
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F60FF82B1FC02BF20E2F97D" box="[967,980,1675,1698]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="261">A</emphasis>
. 
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(
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F60FF82B1DD02BF20CEF97D" box="[998,1016,1675,1698]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="261">M</emphasis>
.) 
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F60FF82B63102BF27B5F97D" box="[1034,1155,1675,1698]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="261">tamdaoensis</emphasis>
Bílý
</taxonomicName>
: (c) male (Figure 3(a, c)), (d) female (Figure 3(b, d)). (e, f) 
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F60FF82B0C0029D203EF91F" box="[763,776,1705,1728]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="261">A</emphasis>
. 
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(
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F60FF82B120029D201BF91F" box="[795,813,1705,1728]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="261">M</emphasis>
.) 
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F60FF82B17B029D209CF91F" box="[832,938,1705,1728]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="261">insulaecola</emphasis>
, Obenberger
</taxonomicName>
(e) male (Figure 2(a, c)), (f) female (Figure 2(b, d)). Scale = 0.2 mm.
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<emphasis id="B976EAB80F61FF83B29B008423CFFB18" bold="true" box="[160,249,1200,1223]" pageId="9" pageNumber="262">Figure 8.</emphasis>
Anal ventrites in ventral view. (a, b) 
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(
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) 
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Qi &amp; Song
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: (a) holotype, male (Figure 1(a, c)), (b) allotype, female (Figure 1(b, d)). (c, d) 
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F61FF83B14D00FA20B5FB3A" box="[886,899,1230,1253]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="262">A</emphasis>
. 
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(
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F61FF83B1AD00FA209EFB3A" box="[918,936,1230,1253]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="262">M</emphasis>
.) 
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F61FF83B18700FA2703FB3A" box="[956,1077,1230,1253]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="262">tamdaoensis</emphasis>
Bílý
</taxonomicName>
: (c) male (Figure 3 (a, c)), (d) female (Figure 3(b, d)). (e, f) 
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F61FF83B09900DF2199FADD" box="[674,687,1259,1282]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="262">A</emphasis>
. 
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(
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.) 
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F61FF83B0DF00DF2078FADD" box="[740,846,1259,1282]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="262">insulaecola</emphasis>
, Obenberger
</taxonomicName>
: (e) male (Figure 2 (a, c)), (f) female (Figure 2(b, d)). Scale = 0.2 mm.
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(a–d), 6(a–d), 7(a, b), 8(a, b), 9(a–c))
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109°45 
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19°5 
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109° 7 
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(a, c)). Length 
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, length/width ratio: 2.74; aedeagus length: 
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(
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(a,c)).
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slender, convex and lustrous, acuminate posteriorly; frons (
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(a)) metallic green, vertex (
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(a)) black; antennae (
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(c)) metallic green to metallic blue; pronotum (
<figureCitation id="13392A2F0F63FF81B07B055E2197FE5C" box="[576,673,362,387]" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="7.[160,225,1646,1669]" captionTargetBox="[205,1105,142,1614]" captionTargetId="figure-3@7.[205,1111,142,1614]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="Figure 6. Details of head, pronotum, scutellum and right metatibia in dorsal view.(a, c, e, g, i, k) details of head, pronotum and scutellum; (b, d, f, h, j, l) right metatibia. (a–d) Anthaxia (Merocratus) zhengyucheni Qi &amp; Song, sp. n.: (a, b) holotype, male (Figure 1(a, c)), (c, d) allotype, female (Figure 1(b, d)). (e–h) A. (M.) tamdaoensis Bílý: (e, f) male (Figure 3(a, c)), (g, h) female. (Figure 3(b, d)). (i–l) A. (M.) insulaecola, Obenberger, 1944: (i, j) male (Figure 2(a,c)), (k, l) female (Figure 2(b, d)). Scale = 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14765194" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14765194/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="264">Figure 6</figureCitation>
(a)) metallic green with two large, black, more or less triangular spots narrowed posteriorly; scutellum (
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(a)) metallic green; elytra (
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(a)) black to dark violet, the anterior margin of elytra and both sides of anterior third of elytral suture form an approximately triangular metallic green area, two large metallic green semicircular maculae along lateral margins, lateral margins with very narrow metallic green stripes extending to the apex, terminal quarter of elytra with two broad longitudinal metallic green stripes along the suture; front leg metallic green, middle and hind legs almost black with a hint of metallic green in dorsal view. Most of the ventral surface (
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(c)) metallic green, 2–5 ventrite nearly black with a small part of metallic green at the apex of anal ventrite (
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(a)).
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(
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(a, c), 6(a)).
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relatively large, partly retracted into prothorax, narrower than anterior pronotal margin; frons (
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(a)) deeply depressed, vertex (
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(a)) depressed, about 0.4 times as wide as width of eye; eyes large, reniform, weakly projecting beyond outline of head, inner margins S-shaped, strongly converging towards vertex and slightly converging towards frons (
<figureCitation id="13392A2F0F63FF81B003074821AFFC4A" box="[568,665,892,917]" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="6.[160,225,1646,1669]" captionTargetBox="[164,1152,142,1611]" captionTargetId="figure-3@6.[164,1152,142,1614]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="Figure 5. Frontal aspect of head and antennae details.(a, b, e, f, i, j) frontal aspect of head (frontal view); (c, d, g, h, k, l) antennae, dorsal view. (a–d) Anthaxia (Merocratus) zhengyucheni Qi &amp; Song, sp. n.: (a, c) holotype, male (Figure 1(a, c)), (b, d) allotype, female (Figure 1(b, d)). (e–h) A. (M.) tamdaoensis Bílý: (e, g) male (Figure 3(a, c)), (f, h) female (Figure 3(b, d)). (i–l) A. (M.) insulaecola, Obenberger: (i, k) male (Figure 2(a, c)), (j, l) female (Figure 2(b, d)). Scale = 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14765192" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14765192/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="264">Figure 5</figureCitation>
(a)); sculpture of frons consisting of large, rounded and polygonal cells with small central punctures, vertex with smaller, polygonal ocellation; antennae (
<figureCitation id="13392A2F0F63FF81B3A007F622CDFC04" box="[411,507,962,987]" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="6.[160,225,1646,1669]" captionTargetBox="[164,1152,142,1611]" captionTargetId="figure-3@6.[164,1152,142,1614]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="Figure 5. Frontal aspect of head and antennae details.(a, b, e, f, i, j) frontal aspect of head (frontal view); (c, d, g, h, k, l) antennae, dorsal view. (a–d) Anthaxia (Merocratus) zhengyucheni Qi &amp; Song, sp. n.: (a, c) holotype, male (Figure 1(a, c)), (b, d) allotype, female (Figure 1(b, d)). (e–h) A. (M.) tamdaoensis Bílý: (e, g) male (Figure 3(a, c)), (f, h) female (Figure 3(b, d)). (i–l) A. (M.) insulaecola, Obenberger: (i, k) male (Figure 2(a, c)), (j, l) female (Figure 2(b, d)). Scale = 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14765192" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14765192/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="264">Figure 5</figureCitation>
(c)) longer than the length of pronotum, reaching midlength of pronotum when laid alongside; scape long, claviform, 3.0 times as long as wide, pedicel suboval about 1.5 times as long as wide, third antennomere claviform, 2.4 times as long as wide, fourth antennomere suboval, 1.6 times as long as wide, antennomeres 5–10 trapezoidal, 1.1–1.2 times as long as wide, terminal antennomere rhomboid, 1.9 times as long as wide.
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<emphasis id="B976EAB80F63FF81B29B008A2288FB07" bold="true" box="[160,446,1214,1240]" pageId="11" pageNumber="264">
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F63FF81B29B008A2220FB07" bold="true" box="[160,278,1214,1240]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="264">Pronotum</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="13392A2F0F63FF81B312008A22B9FB07" box="[297,399,1214,1240]" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="7.[160,225,1646,1669]" captionTargetBox="[205,1105,142,1614]" captionTargetId="figure-3@7.[205,1111,142,1614]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="Figure 6. Details of head, pronotum, scutellum and right metatibia in dorsal view.(a, c, e, g, i, k) details of head, pronotum and scutellum; (b, d, f, h, j, l) right metatibia. (a–d) Anthaxia (Merocratus) zhengyucheni Qi &amp; Song, sp. n.: (a, b) holotype, male (Figure 1(a, c)), (c, d) allotype, female (Figure 1(b, d)). (e–h) A. (M.) tamdaoensis Bílý: (e, f) male (Figure 3(a, c)), (g, h) female. (Figure 3(b, d)). (i–l) A. (M.) insulaecola, Obenberger, 1944: (i, j) male (Figure 2(a,c)), (k, l) female (Figure 2(b, d)). Scale = 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14765194" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14765194/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="264">Figure 6</figureCitation>
(a)).
</emphasis>
strongly convex, 1.5 times as wide as long, widest near midlength, with wide and shallow lateroposterior depressions; anterior margin widely and shallowly emarginate, front angles protruding to the front slightly; lateral margins angulately rounded; posterior margin bold almost straight, with very dense denticulation, posterior angles obtused. Anterior portion in the middle of pronotum consisting of rounded reticulate cells sculpture without central grains; anterior areas in the lateral sides of pronotum with fine, longitudinal and extruded condition rugae; prescutellar portion with larger, strongly transverse sculpture; lateroposterior portions with large, rounded reticulate cells sculpture without central grains.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B976EAB80F63FF81B29A023723CAF9C5" bold="true" box="[161,252,1539,1562]" pageId="11" pageNumber="264">Figure 9.</emphasis>
Male aedeagus and female ovipositors. (a, d, g) whole aedeagus in dorsal view; (b, e, h) disassembled aedeagus (left: tegmen, right: median lobe) in dorsal view; (c, f, i) ovipositors in ventral view. (a–c) 
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<emphasis id="B976EAB80F63FF81B334020A2253F98A" box="[271,357,1598,1621]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="264">Anthaxia</emphasis>
(
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) 
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Qi &amp; Song
</taxonomicName>
, 
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="A24557C30F63FF81B0E5020A2021F98A" box="[734,791,1598,1621]" pageId="11" pageNumber="264" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
: (a, b) holotype, male (Figure 1(a, c)), (c) allotype, female (Figure 1(b, d)). (d–f) 
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F63FF81B014026F210AF9AD" box="[559,572,1627,1650]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="264">A</emphasis>
. 
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(
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F63FF81B075026F2156F9AD" box="[590,608,1627,1650]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="264">M</emphasis>
.) 
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F63FF81B049026F21DDF9AD" box="[626,747,1627,1650]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="264">tamdaoensis</emphasis>
Bílý
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: (d, e) male (Figure 3 (a, c)), (f) female (Figure 3(b, d)). (g–i) 
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F63FF81B354024D224AF94F" box="[367,380,1657,1680]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="264">A</emphasis>
. 
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(
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F63FF81B3B4024D2297F94F" box="[399,417,1657,1680]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="264">M</emphasis>
.) 
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F63FF81B388024D212BF94F" box="[435,541,1657,1680]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="264">insulaecola</emphasis>
, Obenberger
</taxonomicName>
: (g, h) male (Figure 2(a, c)), (i) female (Figure 2(b, d)). Scale = 0.2 mm.
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<emphasis id="B976EAB80F64FF86B29B00252231FBF7" bold="true" box="[160,263,1041,1064]" pageId="12" pageNumber="265">Figure 10.</emphasis>
Habitat and the adult host plant of 
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<emphasis id="B976EAB80F64FF86B049002521FEFBF7" box="[626,712,1041,1064]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="265">Anthaxia</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F64FF86B0ED00252076FBF7" box="[726,832,1041,1064]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="265">Merocratus</emphasis>
) 
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F64FF86B174002520E4FBF7" box="[847,978,1041,1064]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="265">zhengyucheni</emphasis>
Qi &amp; Song
</taxonomicName>
, 
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="A24557C30F64FF86B672002527B5FBF7" box="[1097,1155,1041,1064]" pageId="12" pageNumber="265" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
(Limu Mountain, Qiongzhong, Hainan, photo by Ms. Ying Yang). (a) Mr. Yu-Chen Zheng is collecting specimens from the flowers of 
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<emphasis id="B976EAB80F64FF86B3E70078203CFBBC" box="[476,778,1100,1123]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="265">Maclurodendron oligophlebium</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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) in natural habitat; (b) the leaves and flowers of 
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<emphasis id="B976EAB80F64FF86B342005D2190FB5F" box="[377,678,1129,1152]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="265">Maclurodendron oligophlebium</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<taxonomicName id="4C024D290F64FF86B089005D2024FB5F" box="[690,786,1129,1152]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Rutaceae" kingdom="Plantae" order="Sapindales" pageId="12" pageNumber="265" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="family">Rutaceae</taxonomicName>
).
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BBD36AA0F64FF86B29B012A2200FA85" blockId="12.[160,1155,1310,1370]" pageId="12" pageNumber="265">
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F64FF86B29B012A2280FAE7" bold="true" box="[160,438,1310,1336]" pageId="12" pageNumber="265">
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F64FF86B29B012A2222FAE7" bold="true" box="[160,276,1310,1336]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="265">Scutellum</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="13392A2F0F64FF86B318012A22B1FAE7" box="[291,391,1310,1336]" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="7.[160,225,1646,1669]" captionTargetBox="[205,1105,142,1614]" captionTargetId="figure-3@7.[205,1111,142,1614]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="Figure 6. Details of head, pronotum, scutellum and right metatibia in dorsal view.(a, c, e, g, i, k) details of head, pronotum and scutellum; (b, d, f, h, j, l) right metatibia. (a–d) Anthaxia (Merocratus) zhengyucheni Qi &amp; Song, sp. n.: (a, b) holotype, male (Figure 1(a, c)), (c, d) allotype, female (Figure 1(b, d)). (e–h) A. (M.) tamdaoensis Bílý: (e, f) male (Figure 3(a, c)), (g, h) female. (Figure 3(b, d)). (i–l) A. (M.) insulaecola, Obenberger, 1944: (i, j) male (Figure 2(a,c)), (k, l) female (Figure 2(b, d)). Scale = 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14765194" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14765194/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="265">Figure 6</figureCitation>
(a)).
</emphasis>
small, flat, pentagonal and microsculptured, about 1.2 times as wide as long.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BBD36AA0F64FF86B29B01BF22C6F9EF" blockId="12.[160,1156,1419,1584]" pageId="12" pageNumber="265">
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F64FF86B29B01BF22B1FA7A" bold="true" box="[160,391,1419,1445]" pageId="12" pageNumber="265">
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F64FF86B29B01BF23D2FA7A" bold="true" box="[160,228,1419,1445]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="265">Elytra</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="13392A2F0F64FF86B2CF01BF2263FA7A" box="[244,341,1419,1445]" captionStart="Figure 1" captionStartId="2.[160,225,1639,1662]" captionTargetBox="[276,1034,161,1574]" captionTargetId="figure-3@2.[256,1060,135,1607]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="Figure 1. Habitus of Anthaxia (Merocratus) zhengyucheni Qi &amp; Song, sp. n. (a, c) holotype, male, 5.18 mm, from Qiongzhong, Hainan; (b, d) allotype, female, 5.98 mm, from Changjiang, Hainan; (a, b) dorsal view, (c, d) ventral view. Scale = 1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14765182" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14765182/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="265">Figure 1</figureCitation>
(a)).
</emphasis>
convex, widest behind the base, tapering regularly from humeri to apex, 2.0 times as long as wide; basal, transverse depressions obviously not reaching scutellum; humeral callosities small, not projecting beyond elytral outline; elytral apices rounded, with very fine serrations; elytral sculpture almost homogeneous, consisting of fine, dense, simple punctures.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BBD36AA0F64FF87B29B0255220FFA33" blockId="12.[160,1156,1633,1728]" lastBlockId="13.[160,1156,1456,1516]" lastPageId="13" lastPageNumber="266" pageId="12" pageNumber="265">
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F64FF86B29B025522E9F9A4" bold="true" box="[160,479,1633,1659]" pageId="12" pageNumber="265">
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F64FF86B29B025523E3F9A4" bold="true" box="[160,213,1633,1659]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="265">Legs</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="13392A2F0F64FF86B2DE02552264F9A4" box="[229,338,1633,1659]" captionStart="Figure 1" captionStartId="2.[160,225,1639,1662]" captionTargetBox="[276,1034,161,1574]" captionTargetId="figure-3@2.[256,1060,135,1607]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="Figure 1. Habitus of Anthaxia (Merocratus) zhengyucheni Qi &amp; Song, sp. n. (a, c) holotype, male, 5.18 mm, from Qiongzhong, Hainan; (b, d) allotype, female, 5.98 mm, from Changjiang, Hainan; (a, b) dorsal view, (c, d) ventral view. Scale = 1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14765182" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14765182/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="265">Figures 1</figureCitation>
(a, c), 6(b)).
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relatively long and slender. Protibiae weakly bent inwards, inner margin with a row of setae; mesotibiae and metatibiae (
<figureCitation id="13392A2F0F64FF86B16702B1208CF941" box="[860,954,1669,1694]" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="7.[160,225,1646,1669]" captionTargetBox="[205,1105,142,1614]" captionTargetId="figure-3@7.[205,1111,142,1614]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="Figure 6. Details of head, pronotum, scutellum and right metatibia in dorsal view.(a, c, e, g, i, k) details of head, pronotum and scutellum; (b, d, f, h, j, l) right metatibia. (a–d) Anthaxia (Merocratus) zhengyucheni Qi &amp; Song, sp. n.: (a, b) holotype, male (Figure 1(a, c)), (c, d) allotype, female (Figure 1(b, d)). (e–h) A. (M.) tamdaoensis Bílý: (e, f) male (Figure 3(a, c)), (g, h) female. (Figure 3(b, d)). (i–l) A. (M.) insulaecola, Obenberger, 1944: (i, j) male (Figure 2(a,c)), (k, l) female (Figure 2(b, d)). Scale = 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14765194" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14765194/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="265">Figure 6</figureCitation>
(b)) straight, inner margins with several shallow, preapical, and very fine serrations; outer angles of metacoxae projecting and sharp; tarsomeres 1–4 with adhesive pads; tarsal claws thin, hook-shaped.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B976EAB80F65FF87B29B0125223EFAF7" bold="true" box="[160,264,1297,1320]" pageId="13" pageNumber="266">Figure 11.</emphasis>
Habitat and the adult host plant of 
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<emphasis id="B976EAB80F65FF87B04A012521F1FAF7" box="[625,711,1297,1320]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="266">Anthaxia</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F65FF87B0EE01252009FAF7" box="[725,831,1297,1320]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="266">Merocratus</emphasis>
) 
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F65FF87B176012520F0FAF7" box="[845,966,1297,1320]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="266">tamdaoensis</emphasis>
Bílý
</taxonomicName>
(Yingpanshan, Pu’er, Yunnan, photo by Dr. Gui-Qiang Huang). (a) the adult host plant (red arrow), 
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<emphasis id="B976EAB80F65FF87B1CA011B2769FA99" box="[1009,1119,1327,1350]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="266">Lithocarpus</emphasis>
sp.
</taxonomicName>
(
<taxonomicName id="4C024D290F65FF87B29E01782233FABC" authorityName="Dumortier" authorityYear="1829" box="[165,261,1356,1379]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Fagaceae" kingdom="Plantae" order="Fagales" pageId="13" pageNumber="266" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="family">Fagaceae</taxonomicName>
) in natural habitat; (b) the leaves and flowers of 
<taxonomicName id="4C024D290F65FF87B0D001782048FABC" box="[747,894,1356,1379]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Fagaceae" genus="Lithocarpus" kingdom="Plantae" order="Fagales" pageId="13" pageNumber="266" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="undetermined">
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F65FF87B0D00178206FFABC" box="[747,857,1356,1379]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="266">Lithocarpus</emphasis>
sp.
</taxonomicName>
(
<taxonomicName id="4C024D290F65FF87B1B3017820DCFABC" authorityName="Dumortier" authorityYear="1829" box="[904,1002,1356,1379]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Fagaceae" kingdom="Plantae" order="Fagales" pageId="13" pageNumber="266" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="family">Fagaceae</taxonomicName>
).
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BBD36AA0F65FF87B29B022820C4F91F" blockId="13.[160,1155,1564,1728]" pageId="13" pageNumber="266">
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F65FF87B29B02282179F9E9" bold="true" box="[160,591,1564,1590]" pageId="13" pageNumber="266">
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F65FF87B29B0228221AF9E9" bold="true" box="[160,300,1564,1590]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="266">Ventral side</emphasis>
(
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(c), 7(a), 8(a)).
</emphasis>
lustrous with widely ocellate sculpture and white setae; prosternal process (
<figureCitation id="13392A2F0F65FF87B3EA020B2107F987" box="[465,561,1599,1624]" captionStart="Figure 7" captionStartId="8.[160,225,1646,1669]" captionTargetBox="[207,1108,142,1614]" captionTargetId="figure-3@8.[207,1108,142,1614]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="Figure 7. Prosternal process in ventral view. (a, b) Anthaxia (Merocratus) zhengyucheni Qi &amp; Song, sp. n.: (a) holotype, male (Figure 1(a, c)), (b) allotype, female (Figure 1(b, d)). (c, d) A. (M.) tamdaoensis Bílý: (c) male (Figure 3(a, c)), (d) female (Figure 3(b, d)). (e, f) A. (M.) insulaecola, Obenberger (e) male (Figure 2(a, c)), (f) female (Figure 2(b, d)). Scale = 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14765196" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14765196/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="266">Figure 7</figureCitation>
(a)) widely expanded behind procoxae and sharply pointed apically (apex angle), with two lateral angles at base of apex angle, the inside angle of two lateral angles greater than the apex angle. Anal ventrite (
<figureCitation id="13392A2F0F65FF87B18A02B1273AF941" box="[945,1036,1669,1694]" captionStart="Figure 8" captionStartId="9.[160,225,1200,1223]" captionTargetBox="[163,1153,142,1166]" captionTargetId="figure-83@9.[163,1153,142,1169]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="Figure 8. Anal ventrites in ventral view. (a, b) Anthaxia (Merocratus) zhengyucheni Qi &amp; Song, sp. n.: (a) holotype, male (Figure 1(a, c)), (b) allotype, female (Figure 1(b, d)). (c, d) A. (M.) tamdaoensis Bílý: (c) male (Figure 3 (a, c)), (d) female (Figure 3(b, d)). (e, f) A. (M.) insulaecola, Obenberger: (e) male (Figure 2 (a, c)), (f) female (Figure 2(b, d)). Scale = 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14765198" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14765198/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="266">Figure 8</figureCitation>
(a)) weakly truncate apically, with very fine serrations and a very small notch at the tip.
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<emphasis id="B976EAB80F66FF84B29B04BA22EDFF77" bold="true" box="[160,475,142,168]" pageId="14" pageNumber="267">
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F66FF84B29B04BA2225FF77" bold="true" box="[160,275,142,168]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="267">Aedeagus</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="13392A2F0F66FF84B31D04BA22BAFF77" box="[294,396,142,168]" captionStart="Figure 9" captionStartId="11.[161,226,1539,1562]" captionTargetBox="[317,1001,142,1614]" captionTargetId="figure-3@10.[314,1001,142,1614]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="Figure 9. Male aedeagus and female ovipositors. (a, d, g) whole aedeagus in dorsal view; (b, e, h) disassembled aedeagus (left: tegmen, right: median lobe) in dorsal view; (c, f, i) ovipositors in ventral view. (a–c) Anthaxia (Merocratus) zhengyucheni Qi &amp; Song, sp. n.: (a, b) holotype, male (Figure 1(a, c)), (c) allotype, female (Figure 1(b, d)). (d–f) A. (M.) tamdaoensis Bílý: (d, e) male (Figure 3 (a, c)), (f) female (Figure 3(b, d)). (g–i) A. (M.) insulaecola, Obenberger: (g, h) male (Figure 2(a, c)), (i) female (Figure 2(b, d)). Scale = 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14852193" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14852193/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="267">Figure 9</figureCitation>
(a, b)).
</emphasis>
long, slender, weakly spindle-shaped; apices of parameres sharp and translucent, apical portion of each paramere lateral expand with serrated lateral margin, base of the extension part with a longitudinal translucent stripe and the stripe completely surrounded by the black chitinous part; median lobe sharply pointed apically, without visible lateral serrations.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B976EAB80F66FF84B29B056A210BFEA7" bold="true" box="[160,573,350,376]" pageId="14" pageNumber="267">
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F66FF84B29B056A224AFEA7" bold="true" box="[160,380,350,376]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="267">
<typeStatus id="54B988080F66FF84B29B056A2237FEA7" box="[160,257,350,376]" pageId="14" pageNumber="267" type="allotype">Allotype</typeStatus>
: Variation
</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="13392A2F0F66FF84B3B0056A22DAFEA7" box="[395,492,350,376]" captionStart="Figure 1" captionStartId="2.[160,225,1639,1662]" captionTargetBox="[276,1034,161,1574]" captionTargetId="figure-3@2.[256,1060,135,1607]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="Figure 1. Habitus of Anthaxia (Merocratus) zhengyucheni Qi &amp; Song, sp. n. (a, c) holotype, male, 5.18 mm, from Qiongzhong, Hainan; (b, d) allotype, female, 5.98 mm, from Changjiang, Hainan; (a, b) dorsal view, (c, d) ventral view. Scale = 1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14765182" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14765182/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="267">Figure 1</figureCitation>
(b, d)).
</emphasis>
length 
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, width 
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, length/width ratio: 2.83. Vertex (
<figureCitation id="13392A2F0F66FF84B31505B622BEFE44" box="[302,392,386,411]" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="7.[160,225,1646,1669]" captionTargetBox="[205,1105,142,1614]" captionTargetId="figure-3@7.[205,1111,142,1614]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="Figure 6. Details of head, pronotum, scutellum and right metatibia in dorsal view.(a, c, e, g, i, k) details of head, pronotum and scutellum; (b, d, f, h, j, l) right metatibia. (a–d) Anthaxia (Merocratus) zhengyucheni Qi &amp; Song, sp. n.: (a, b) holotype, male (Figure 1(a, c)), (c, d) allotype, female (Figure 1(b, d)). (e–h) A. (M.) tamdaoensis Bílý: (e, f) male (Figure 3(a, c)), (g, h) female. (Figure 3(b, d)). (i–l) A. (M.) insulaecola, Obenberger, 1944: (i, j) male (Figure 2(a,c)), (k, l) female (Figure 2(b, d)). Scale = 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14765194" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14765194/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="267">Figure 6</figureCitation>
(c)), 0.4 times as wide as width of eye; antennae (
<figureCitation id="13392A2F0F66FF84B19E05B62736FE44" box="[933,1024,386,411]" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="6.[160,225,1646,1669]" captionTargetBox="[164,1152,142,1611]" captionTargetId="figure-3@6.[164,1152,142,1614]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="Figure 5. Frontal aspect of head and antennae details.(a, b, e, f, i, j) frontal aspect of head (frontal view); (c, d, g, h, k, l) antennae, dorsal view. (a–d) Anthaxia (Merocratus) zhengyucheni Qi &amp; Song, sp. n.: (a, c) holotype, male (Figure 1(a, c)), (b, d) allotype, female (Figure 1(b, d)). (e–h) A. (M.) tamdaoensis Bílý: (e, g) male (Figure 3(a, c)), (f, h) female (Figure 3(b, d)). (i–l) A. (M.) insulaecola, Obenberger: (i, k) male (Figure 2(a, c)), (j, l) female (Figure 2(b, d)). Scale = 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14765192" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14765192/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="267">Figure 5</figureCitation>
(d)), shorter, equal to the length of pronotum, reaching mid-length of pronotum when laid alongside; scape long, claviform, 2.7 times as long as wide, pedicel suboval about 1.2 times as long as wide, antennomeres 3–10 trapezoidal, 0.7–1.3 times as long as wide, terminal antennomere rounded, as long as wide. Inner margins of eyes not S-shaped, strongly converging towards vertex, but straight along the frons. Pronotum (
<figureCitation id="13392A2F0F66FF84B0FE061B2012FD97" box="[709,804,559,584]" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="7.[160,225,1646,1669]" captionTargetBox="[205,1105,142,1614]" captionTargetId="figure-3@7.[205,1111,142,1614]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="Figure 6. Details of head, pronotum, scutellum and right metatibia in dorsal view.(a, c, e, g, i, k) details of head, pronotum and scutellum; (b, d, f, h, j, l) right metatibia. (a–d) Anthaxia (Merocratus) zhengyucheni Qi &amp; Song, sp. n.: (a, b) holotype, male (Figure 1(a, c)), (c, d) allotype, female (Figure 1(b, d)). (e–h) A. (M.) tamdaoensis Bílý: (e, f) male (Figure 3(a, c)), (g, h) female. (Figure 3(b, d)). (i–l) A. (M.) insulaecola, Obenberger, 1944: (i, j) male (Figure 2(a,c)), (k, l) female (Figure 2(b, d)). Scale = 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14765194" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14765194/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="267">Figure 6</figureCitation>
(c)), 1.6 times as wide as long; scutellum (
<figureCitation id="13392A2F0F66FF84B32306662246FDB4" box="[280,368,594,619]" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="7.[160,225,1646,1669]" captionTargetBox="[205,1105,142,1614]" captionTargetId="figure-3@7.[205,1111,142,1614]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="Figure 6. Details of head, pronotum, scutellum and right metatibia in dorsal view.(a, c, e, g, i, k) details of head, pronotum and scutellum; (b, d, f, h, j, l) right metatibia. (a–d) Anthaxia (Merocratus) zhengyucheni Qi &amp; Song, sp. n.: (a, b) holotype, male (Figure 1(a, c)), (c, d) allotype, female (Figure 1(b, d)). (e–h) A. (M.) tamdaoensis Bílý: (e, f) male (Figure 3(a, c)), (g, h) female. (Figure 3(b, d)). (i–l) A. (M.) insulaecola, Obenberger, 1944: (i, j) male (Figure 2(a,c)), (k, l) female (Figure 2(b, d)). Scale = 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14765194" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14765194/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="267">Figure 6</figureCitation>
(c)), about 1.3 times as wide as long; elytra (
<figureCitation id="13392A2F0F66FF84B17E066620AFFDB4" box="[837,921,594,619]" captionStart="Figure 1" captionStartId="2.[160,225,1639,1662]" captionTargetBox="[276,1034,161,1574]" captionTargetId="figure-3@2.[256,1060,135,1607]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="Figure 1. Habitus of Anthaxia (Merocratus) zhengyucheni Qi &amp; Song, sp. n. (a, c) holotype, male, 5.18 mm, from Qiongzhong, Hainan; (b, d) allotype, female, 5.98 mm, from Changjiang, Hainan; (a, b) dorsal view, (c, d) ventral view. Scale = 1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14765182" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14765182/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="267">Figure 1</figureCitation>
(b)), 2.0 times as long as wide. Elytra overall wider than male, the bright part of elytra metallic green to metallic yellow. Inner margin of mesotibiae with several shallow, preapical and very fine serrations; inner margin of metatibiae (
<figureCitation id="13392A2F0F66FF84B3ED068E2104FD0C" box="[470,562,698,723]" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="7.[160,225,1646,1669]" captionTargetBox="[205,1105,142,1614]" captionTargetId="figure-3@7.[205,1111,142,1614]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="Figure 6. Details of head, pronotum, scutellum and right metatibia in dorsal view.(a, c, e, g, i, k) details of head, pronotum and scutellum; (b, d, f, h, j, l) right metatibia. (a–d) Anthaxia (Merocratus) zhengyucheni Qi &amp; Song, sp. n.: (a, b) holotype, male (Figure 1(a, c)), (c, d) allotype, female (Figure 1(b, d)). (e–h) A. (M.) tamdaoensis Bílý: (e, f) male (Figure 3(a, c)), (g, h) female. (Figure 3(b, d)). (i–l) A. (M.) insulaecola, Obenberger, 1944: (i, j) male (Figure 2(a,c)), (k, l) female (Figure 2(b, d)). Scale = 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14765194" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14765194/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="267">Figure 6</figureCitation>
(d)) without serrations. Anal ventrite (
<figureCitation id="13392A2F0F66FF84B1F7068E271EFD0C" box="[972,1064,698,723]" captionStart="Figure 8" captionStartId="9.[160,225,1200,1223]" captionTargetBox="[163,1153,142,1166]" captionTargetId="figure-83@9.[163,1153,142,1169]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="Figure 8. Anal ventrites in ventral view. (a, b) Anthaxia (Merocratus) zhengyucheni Qi &amp; Song, sp. n.: (a) holotype, male (Figure 1(a, c)), (b) allotype, female (Figure 1(b, d)). (c, d) A. (M.) tamdaoensis Bílý: (c) male (Figure 3 (a, c)), (d) female (Figure 3(b, d)). (e, f) A. (M.) insulaecola, Obenberger: (e) male (Figure 2 (a, c)), (f) female (Figure 2(b, d)). Scale = 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14765198" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14765198/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="267">Figure 8</figureCitation>
(b)) with a small rounded notch at the tip. For the character of ovipositor, see 
<figureCitation id="13392A2F0F66FF84B1B706E820D0FD2A" box="[908,998,732,757]" captionStart="Figure 9" captionStartId="11.[161,226,1539,1562]" captionTargetBox="[317,1001,142,1614]" captionTargetId="figure-3@10.[314,1001,142,1614]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="Figure 9. Male aedeagus and female ovipositors. (a, d, g) whole aedeagus in dorsal view; (b, e, h) disassembled aedeagus (left: tegmen, right: median lobe) in dorsal view; (c, f, i) ovipositors in ventral view. (a–c) Anthaxia (Merocratus) zhengyucheni Qi &amp; Song, sp. n.: (a, b) holotype, male (Figure 1(a, c)), (c) allotype, female (Figure 1(b, d)). (d–f) A. (M.) tamdaoensis Bílý: (d, e) male (Figure 3 (a, c)), (f) female (Figure 3(b, d)). (g–i) A. (M.) insulaecola, Obenberger: (g, h) male (Figure 2(a, c)), (i) female (Figure 2(b, d)). Scale = 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14852193" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14852193/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="267">Figure 9</figureCitation>
(c). Apart from the differences described above, the female adult is similar to the male in other external characters, without obvious sexual dimorphism.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C31865210F66FF84B29B0752210FFA9C" pageId="14" pageNumber="267" type="diagnosis">
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<emphasis id="B976EAB80F66FF84B29B075222ABFC5F" bold="true" box="[160,413,870,896]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="267">Differential diagnosis</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BBD36AA0F66FF84B29B07BE210FFA9C" blockId="14.[160,1157,870,1347]" pageId="14" pageNumber="267">
The new species is most similar to 
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F66FF84B07307BE2161FC7C" box="[584,599,906,931]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="267">A</emphasis>
. 
<taxonomicName id="4C024D290F66FF84B05307BE209EFC7C" authority="Bily, 1998" authorityName="Bily" authorityYear="1998" box="[616,936,906,931]" class="Insecta" family="Buprestidae" genus="Anthaxia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="14" pageNumber="267" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tamdaoensis" subGenus="Merocratus">
(
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F66FF84B04B07BE21B3FC7C" box="[624,645,906,931]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="267">M</emphasis>
.) 
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F66FF84B0A507BE201BFC7C" box="[670,813,906,931]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="267">tamdaoensis</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EF934B5B0F66FF84B10C07BE209EFC7C" author="Bily S" box="[823,936,906,931]" pageId="14" pageNumber="267" pagination="125 - 146" refId="ref5440" refString="Bily S. 1998. A revision of Anthaxia (subgen. Merocratus) (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Folia Heyrovskyana. 6: 125 - 146." type="journal article" year="1998">Bílý, 1998</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
(
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), but by a combination of external and genital characters (vide key), it can be clearly distinguished from the related species: (1) pronotum with two large black spots, rather than with two smaller black ones in 
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F66FF84B09107C6218FFBD4" box="[682,697,1010,1035]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="267">A</emphasis>
. (
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F66FF84B0EA07C621D0FBD4" box="[721,742,1010,1035]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="267">M</emphasis>
.) 
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F66FF84B0C407C62060FBD4" box="[767,854,1010,1035]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="267">barbieri</emphasis>
Descarpentries, 1958; (2) elytra black to dark violet with a pair of large metallic green semicircular maculae along lateral margins, rather than green-bronze without maculae along lateral margins in 
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F66FF84B316006E220AFBAC" box="[301,316,1114,1139]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="267">A</emphasis>
. (
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F66FF84B36D006E225DFBAC" box="[342,363,1114,1139]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="267">M</emphasis>
.) 
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F66FF84B3BC006E22CFFBAC" box="[391,505,1114,1139]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="267">angustata</emphasis>
Bílý, 2019; (3) anal ventrite weakly truncate apically, with a very small notch at the tip, rather than anal ventrite truncate apically, without a notch at the tip in 
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F66FF84B03E00AB2122FB67" box="[517,532,1183,1208]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="267">A</emphasis>
. (
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F66FF84B01700AB2177FB67" box="[556,577,1183,1208]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="267">M</emphasis>
.) 
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F66FF84B06100AB2187FB67" box="[602,689,1183,1208]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="267">barbieri</emphasis>
; and (4) the portion near apical lateral expand part of paramere slightly narrowed, lateral expand portion with serrated outer margin, rather than the portion near apical lateral expand part of paramere distinctly narrowed in 
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F66FF84B3970133228DFAFF" box="[428,443,1287,1312]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="267">A</emphasis>
. (
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F66FF84B3E9013322D1FAFF" box="[466,487,1287,1312]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="267">M</emphasis>
.) 
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F66FF84B3C401332160FAFF" box="[511,598,1287,1312]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="267">barbieri</emphasis>
or the lateral expand portion without serrated outer margin in 
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F66FF84B352011E224EFA9C" box="[361,376,1322,1347]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="267">A</emphasis>
. (
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F66FF84B3A9011E2291FA9C" box="[402,423,1322,1347]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="267">M</emphasis>
.) 
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F66FF84B3FA011E2105FA9C" box="[449,563,1322,1347]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="267">angustata</emphasis>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C31865210F66FF84B29B015A2083FA12" pageId="14" pageNumber="267" type="etymology">
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<emphasis id="B976EAB80F66FF84B29B015A222BFA57" bold="true" box="[160,285,1390,1416]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="267">Etymology</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BBD36AA0F66FF84B29B01A62083FA12" blockId="14.[160,1156,1390,1485]" pageId="14" pageNumber="267">
This species is named after Mr. 
<collectingMunicipality id="6BD9ACD00F66FF84B02F01A621FEFA74" box="[532,712,1426,1451]" pageId="14" pageNumber="267">Yu-Chen Zheng</collectingMunicipality>
(
<collectingCountry id="F315763A0F66FF84B0E301A6202CFA74" box="[728,794,1426,1451]" name="China" pageId="14" pageNumber="267">China</collectingCountry>
<location id="8EDD60710F66FF84B11F01A62712FA74" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:03AB87BC0F69FF85B37F024623EDFEEC:8EDD60710F66FF84B11F01A62712FA74" box="[804,1060,1426,1451]" country="China" municipality="Yu-Chen Zheng" name="Agricultural University" pageId="14" pageNumber="267" stateProvince="Beijing">Agricultural University</location>
, 
<collectingRegion id="49C6F8480F66FF84B60A01A627B6FA74" box="[1073,1152,1426,1451]" country="China" name="Beijing" pageId="14" pageNumber="267">Beijing</collectingRegion>
, 
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), who collected and provided the 
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specimens for our study.
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<subSubSection id="C31865210F66FF84B29B01CD227AF9E9" box="[160,332,1529,1590]" pageId="14" pageNumber="267" type="distribution">
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<emphasis id="B976EAB80F66FF84B29B01CD221AF9CC" bold="true" box="[160,300,1529,1555]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="267">Distribution</emphasis>
</paragraph>
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<collectingCountry id="F315763A0F66FF84B29B022923D6F9E9" box="[160,224,1565,1590]" name="China" pageId="14" pageNumber="267">China</collectingCountry>
(
<collectingRegion id="49C6F8480F66FF84B2D502292274F9E9" box="[238,322,1565,1590]" country="China" name="Hainan" pageId="14" pageNumber="267">Hainan</collectingRegion>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C31865210F66FF84B29B02552739F91F" pageId="14" pageNumber="267" type="biology_ecology">
<paragraph id="8BBD36AA0F66FF84B29B025523CEF9A4" blockId="14.[160,1156,1633,1728]" box="[160,248,1633,1659]" pageId="14" pageNumber="267">
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F66FF84B29B025523CEF9A4" bold="true" box="[160,248,1633,1659]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="267">Biology</emphasis>
</paragraph>
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Adults were collected on the flowers of 
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<emphasis id="B976EAB80F66FF84B0AD02B120CBF941" box="[662,1021,1669,1694]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="267">Maclurodendron oligophlebium</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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) (
<figureCitation id="13392A2F0F66FF84B29302932224F91F" box="[168,274,1703,1728]" captionStart="Figure 10" captionStartId="12.[160,225,1041,1064]" captionTargetBox="[163,1153,142,1010]" captionTargetId="figure-131@12.[163,1153,142,1010]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="Figure 10. Habitat and the adult host plant of Anthaxia (Merocratus) zhengyucheni Qi &amp; Song, sp. n. (Limu Mountain, Qiongzhong, Hainan, photo by Ms. Ying Yang). (a) Mr. Yu-Chen Zheng is collecting specimens from the flowers of Maclurodendron oligophlebium (Rutaceae) in natural habitat; (b) the leaves and flowers of Maclurodendron oligophlebium (Rutaceae)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14765200" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14765200/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="267">Figure 10</figureCitation>
) and a certain of 
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trees, during daytime from April to May.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C31865210F67FF85B29B04BA23EDFEEC" pageId="15" pageNumber="268" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8BBD36AA0F67FF85B29B04BA2230FF77" blockId="15.[160,1157,142,307]" box="[160,262,142,168]" pageId="15" pageNumber="268">
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F67FF85B29B04BA2230FF77" bold="true" box="[160,262,142,168]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="268">Remarks</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BBD36AA0F67FF85B29B048623EDFEEC" blockId="15.[160,1157,142,307]" pageId="15" pageNumber="268">
This species belongs to the 
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F67FF85B3C60486213AFF14" box="[509,524,178,203]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="268">A</emphasis>
. 
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(
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F67FF85B01D0486210DFF14" box="[550,571,178,203]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="268">M</emphasis>
.) 
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F67FF85B06D048621E2FF14" box="[598,724,178,203]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="268">insulaecola</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species-group. Currently, the adult variation of this species is unclear due to the limited number of specimens. 
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is reported as host plant in family level of 
<taxonomicName id="4C024D290F67FF85B11304C32090FECF" authorityName="Bily" authorityYear="1989" box="[808,934,247,272]" pageId="15" pageNumber="269" rank="subGenus" subGenus="Merocratus">
<emphasis id="B976EAB80F67FF85B11304C32090FECF" box="[808,934,247,272]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="268">Merocratus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
adult for the first time.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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