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A revision of the genus Eurymesosa Breuning, 1938
(Cerambycidae, Lamiinae, Mesosini)
Gui-Qiang Huang1, Ling-Rui Xu1, Xian Zhou1, Gui-Mei Zhang1
1 School of Biological Science and Technology, Liupanshui Normal University, Liupanshui 553004, Guizhou, China
Corresponding author: Gui-Mei Zhang (zym18798186210@126.com)
Copyright: © Gui-Qiang Huang et al.
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Research Article
Abstract
A taxonomic revision and redescription of the genus Eurymesosa Breuning, 1938 are
presented, including a key to species. Three of the ve currently accepted species are
considered valid: Eurymesosa ventralis (Pascoe, 1865), Eurymesosa allapsa (Pascoe,
1866) and Eurymesosa ziranzhiyi Yamasako & Lin, 2016. Three junior synonyms are pro-
posed for E. ventralis: Eurymesosa albostictica Breuning, 1962, syn. nov., Eurymesosa
anis Breuning, 1970, syn. nov., and Eurymesosa multinigromaculata Breuning, 1974,
syn. nov. Additionally, E. allapsa (Pascoe, 1866) is resurrected from synonyms of
E. ventralis. Females of E. allapsa and E. ziranzhiyi Yamasako & Lin, 2016 are described
for the rst time.
Key words: Longhorn beetles, Oriental region, redescription, resurrection, synonymy,
taxonomy
Introduction
The genus Eurymesosa presently consists of ve species distributed in East
Asia and Southeast Asia (Tavakilian and Chevillotte 2023). It was established
by Breuning (1938) within the tribe Mesosini Mulsant, 1839 based on the spe-
cies Ereis ventralis Pascoe, 1865. Subsequently, Eurymesosa albostictica Bre-
uning, 1962 and Eurymesosa anis Breuning, 1970 were described from Laos
(Breuning 1962, 1970), Eurymesosa multinigromaculata Breuning, 1974 was de-
scribed from Cambodia (Breuning 1974) and Eurymesosa ziranzhiyi Yamasako
& Lin, 2016 (only male) was described from China (Yamasako and Lin 2016).
We found that the taxonomic status of E. albostictica, E. anis, E. multini-
gromaculata and Mesosa allapsa Pascoe, 1866 [currently a junior synonym of
Eurymesosa ventralis (Pascoe, 1865)] are doubtful. Moreover, in some cases
the sex of the type specimens was not specied in the original description.
Therefore, this paper aims to revise and redescribe the genus Eurymesosa.
Academic editor: Lech Karpiński
Received:
9 November 2023
Accepted:
8 February 2024
Published:
5 March 2024
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Citation: Huang G-Q, Xu L-R, Zhou X,
Zhang G-M (2024) A revision of the
genus Eurymesosa Breuning, 1938
(Cerambycidae, Lamiinae, Mesosini).
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Materials and methods
The specimens examined are deposited in following institutional and private
collections:
BMNH The Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom
CDJH Collection Daniel J. Heffern, Houston, Texas, United States
CFV Collection Francesco Vitali, Luxembourg, Grand-Duchy of Luxem-
bourg
CZJL Collection Zi-Jun Liu, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
IZCAS Insect collection of the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sci-
ences, Beijing, China
LPSNU School of Biological Science and Technology, Liupanshui Normal Uni-
versity, Liupanshui, Guizhou, China
MNHN Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
YZU The Insect Collection, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jing-
zhou, Hubei, China
The methods of taking photographs (Figs 4A–D, 5A–D) followed Huang
et al. (2020). The photographs were taken with a Canon EOS 5DSR camera
equipped with a Canon AF 100 mm macro lens and connected to the software
Helicon Remote (Ver. 3.9.7 W); top and bottom focus of the specimens were
chosen by adjusting the focus of the lens using Helicon Remote; the shoot was
commenced to obtain images at different depths of focus; and nally, images
were stacked into a single high resolution image with the software Helicon Fo-
cus (Ver. 6.7.1). The copyrights of other photographs were added to legend of
corresponding gures. All photographs and gures were produced using Pho-
toshop CS5 software.
Taxonomy
Eurymesosa Breuning, 1938
Eurymesosa Breuning, 1938: 366 (key), 391 (original description); Breuning
1959: 49 (catalogue); Rondon and Breuning 1970: 319 (catalogue); Yama-
sako and Lin 2016: 194 (diagnosis, distribution); Lin and Yang 2019: 331
(catalogue); Danilevsky 2020: 390 (catalogue).
Type species. Ereis ventralis Pascoe, 1865.
Redescription. Breuning (1938) described detailed characters in his original
description of Eurymesosa, but we found it is necessary to improve the descrip-
tion of this genus after examining types of all species and additional material.
Thus, we redescribe Eurymesosa based on the original description provided
by Breuning.
Body elongated oval and robust. Head with single narrow and medial shal-
low sulcus extending from base of frons to posterior of vertex. Eyes coarse-
ly faceted. Antennae moderately thin, sparsely fringed with long dark brown
pubescence beneath, antennae more than 1/2 length of body in males, about
1/4 longer than body in females, apical cicatrix of antennal scape opened, 3rd
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antennomere signicantly longer than scape and 4th antennomere respectively.
Pronotum transverse and slightly rounded laterally, with three irregular calluses
(two located at sides of center and one near basal middle), with single anteri-
or transverse groove (middle part nearly missing) and single posterior trans-
verse groove; disc sparsely covered with short white setae. Prosternal process
narrow and distinctly lower than procoxae; procoxal cavity closed posteriorly.
Scutellum linguiform. Elytra elongated, distinctly wider than pronotum, expand-
ed in middle, widely rounded at apex, with two large, oblique bumps behind
middle of base; disc sparsely with coarse granules at base and punctation
(punctation slightly coarse at about basal 2/3 of elytra and slightly ne at about
apical 1/3 of elytra); each elytron sparsely covered with short white setae; with
single sub-rounded or sub-oval dark brown haired spot on above bump, sin-
gle irregular dark brown haired spot behind humeri and close to margin, single
sub-rounded dark brown haired spot before middle, several dark brown haired
spots behind middle (number and shape of maculae are different in different
species), and with several patchy dark brown maculae near apex. Mesosternal
process with single tubercle in center, midcoxal cavity open to epimeron exter-
nally. Femora strongly claviform, mid-tibiae without groove.
Differential diagnosis. Based on the descriptions of the genera Eurymesosa
and Mesosa Latreille, 1829 provided by Breuning (1938), we found that Eury-
mesosa is similar to Mesosa in its elongated oval body, the antennae thin and
fringed beneath, the apical cicatrix of antennal scape opened, the 3rd anten-
nomere signicantly longer than scape, the elytra widely rounded at apex, the
prosternal process lower than procoxae, and the mid-tibiae without a groove.
However, Eurymesosa differs from Mesosa in having the eyes strongly reniform
(upper lobe and lower lobe of eyes subdivided in Mesosa), the elytra with two
large, oblique bumps behind the middle of the base (without two large, oblique
bumps behind middle of base in Mesosa), the mesosternal process with a sin-
gle tubercle in the middle (without tubercles in middle in Mesosa).
Distribution. Cambodia, China, Indonesia (parts of Borneo), Laos, Malaysia
(Peninsular Malayasia, parts of Borneo), Vietnam.
Eurymesosa allapsa (Pascoe, 1866), stat. resurr.
Fig. 1A–I
Mesosa allapsa Pascoe, 1866: 231 (type locality: “Penang, Malaysia”).
Eurymesosa ventralis m. allapsa: Breuning 1938: 391; Breuning 1959: 49
(catalogue).
Type material examined. Holotype, ♂ (BMNH), Mesosa allapsa Typ Pasc
(handwritten with black ink on a rectangular white label) / Mesosa allapsa
Penang Pasc. (handwritten with black ink on a rectangular white label with
a longitudinal black line at left side) / Penang (handwritten with black ink
on an olive-green label) / Pascoe Coll. 93–60. (printed with black ink on a
rectangular white label) / Type (printed with black ink on a circular white label
with circular red borders) / NHMUK 014596800 plus a QR (quick response)
code (printed with black ink on a rectangular white label); examined from ve
photographs (Fig. 1A–E).
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Additional materials examined. 1 ♀ (CFV), Mt. Bawang, Kalimantan, Bor-
neo, Indonesia, II.2018, leg. local collector; examined from four photographs
(Fig. 1F–I). 3 ♀♀ (CDJH), all from Sabah (Crocker Range, 18.III.1999; Mt.
Trus-Madi, 14.IV.2001; Ranau, 17.II.2005), Borneo, Malaysia, leg. local collec-
tors. 1 ♂ (CDJH), Tawau, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia, 1.V.2016, leg. local collector.
Description of female. Similar to male, but with the body length: 14.0–
15.4 mm (4 specimens). One of the specimens (Fig. 1F–I), body length:
15.4 mm, antennae 1.28 times as long as body, length (mm) of each antenno-
mere: scape = 3.4, pedicel= 0.4, III = 3.8, IV= 2.7, V = 2.0, VI = 1.5, VII = 1.4, VIII =
1.2, IX = 1.2, X= 1.1, X I = 1.0; elytra 1.6 times as long as wide.
Figure 1. A–I Eurymesosa allapsa A–E Mesosa allapsa, holotype A male, dorsal habitus B male, lateral habitus C male,
ventral habitus D male, frontal view E labels (photographs A–E were taken by Guang-Lin Xie) F–I Eurymesosa allapsa, fe-
male F dorsal habitus G lateral habitus H ventral habitus I frontal view (photographs F–I were taken by Francesco Vitali).
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Comments. After exposing the lateral lobes of the tegmen (Fig. 1C), it was pos-
sible to conrm that the holotype of M. allapsa is a male. Breuning (1938) treated
M. allapsa as an infraspecic variation or morph of E. ventralis based on the char-
acter “The two dark brown postmedian disc spots on each elytron are joined by a
single larger spot”. After comparing the holotypes of the above two species (Figs
1A–D, 2A–D), we found that M. allapsa can be clearly distinguished from E. ventra-
lis by the following characters: the pubescent bands on the vertex are brown with
light pink border (pubescent bands on vertex are yellowish brown for E. ventralis),
each elytron covered with patchy dark brown maculae in basal half, with a single
large irregular black spot behind middle, with patchy dark brown maculae in middle
and near apical 1/4 (each elytron covered with patchy yellowish-brown maculae in
basal half, with several small irregular black spots behind middle, with patchy yel-
lowish-brown maculae in middle and near apical 1/4 for E. ventralis), femora, apical
2/3 of tibiae and dorsum of two basal joints and last joint of tarsi covered with short
light pink pubescence (femora, apical 2/3 of tibiae and dorsum of two basal joints
and last joint of tarsi covered with short yellowish-brown pubescence for E. ventra-
lis). We thus resurrect M. allapsa and decide to keep it in the genus Eurymesosa.
Distribution. Malaysia (Penang, Sabah), Indonesia (Kalimantan).
Eurymesosa ventralis (Pascoe, 1865)
Fig. 2A–P
Ereis ventralis Pascoe, 1865: 105 (type locality: “Cambodia”).
Eurymesosa ventralis: Breuning 1938: 391 (redescription); Breuning 1959: 49
(catalogue).
Mesosa nigromaculata Pic, 1932: 26 (type locality: “Tonkin, Vietnam”).
Eurymesosa ventralis m. nigromaculata: Breuning 1938: 391; Breuning 1959: 49
(catalogue).
Eurymesosa albostictica Breuning, 1962:15 (type locality: “Vientiane, Laos”);
Rondon and Breuning 1970: 319, g. 1b. syn. nov.
Eurymesosa anis Breuning, 1970: 363 (type locality: “Laos”). syn. nov.
Eurymesosa multinigromaculata Breuning, 1974: 72 (type locality: “Cambodia”).
syn. nov.
Type materials examined. Ereis ventralis Pascoe, 1865: holotype, ♂ (BMNH),
Ereis ventralis Typ Pasc (handwritten with black ink on a rectangular white la-
bel) / Ereis ventralis Cambodia Pasc (handwritten with black ink on a rectangular
white label with a black line under “Cambodia Pasc”) / Cambodia (handwritten
with black ink on a olive-green label) / Pascoe Coll. 93–60. (printed with black
ink on a rectangular white label) / Type (printed with black ink on a circular white
label with circular red borders) / NHMUK 014596801 plus a QR (quick response)
code (printed with black ink on a rectangular white label); examined from ve
photographs (Fig. 2A–E). Mesosa nigromaculata Pic, 1932: holotype, ♀ (MNHN),
Tonkin (handwritten with black ink on a rectangular white label) / Bien hoa (hand-
written with black ink on a rectangular white label) / Mesosa nigromaculata n sp
(handwritten with black ink on a rectangular white label) / Mesosa allapsa Pasc.
var. (Breuning vid 1935) (handwritten with black ink on a rectangular white label)
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/ M. nigromaculata Pic (handwritten with black ink on a rectangular white label) /
TYPE (printed with black ink on a rectangular red label) / Museum Paris Coll. M.
Pic (printed with black ink on a rectangular white label with black borders); ex-
amined from three photographs (Fig. 2F–H). Eurymesosa anis Breuning, 1970:
holotype, ♀ (MNHN), Pach Mouhot (“Pach” handwritten and “Mouhot” printed
with black ink on a rectangular white label with a transversal back line in middle) /
TYPE (printed with black ink on a rectangular red label) / Eurymesosa anis mihi
Typ Breuning dét. (“Eurymesosa anis mihi Typ” handwritten and “Breuning dét.”
printed with black ink on a rectangular white label) / HOLOTYPE (printed with
black ink on a rectangular red label) / HOLOTYPE Eurymesosa anis Breuning,
1970 (printed with black ink on a rectangular white label) \ MNHN, Paris EC23124
plus a QR (quick response) code (printed with black ink on a rectangular white la-
bel); examined from four photographs (Fig. 2I–L). Eurymesosa multinigromacu-
lata Breuning, 1974: holotype, ♀ (MNHN), Cambodia (handwritten with black ink
on a rectangular white label) / MUSEUM PARIS COLL. H.W. BATES 1952 (print-
ed with black ink on a rectangular white label) / Eurymesosa multinigromaculata
mihi Typ Breuning dét. (“Eurymesosa multinigromaculata mihi Typ” handwritten
and “Breuning dét.” printed with black ink on a rectangular white label) / TYPE
(printed with black ink on a rectangular red label) / HOLOTYPE (printed with black
ink on a rectangular red label) / HOLOTYPE Eurymesosa multinigromaculata Bre-
uning, 1974 (printed with black ink on a rectangular white label) / MNHN, Paris
EC23125 plus a QR (quick response) code (printed with black ink on a rectangu-
lar white label); examined from four photographs (Fig. 2M–P).
Comments. After comparing the holotypes of E. ventralis (Fig. 2A–D), E. al-
bostictica (the holotype photograph is available at: http://bezbycids.com/by-
ciddb/wdetails.asp?id=31562&w=o), E. anis (Fig. 2I–K) and E. multinigromac-
ulata (Fig. 2M–O), we found they were identical except for gender and body
color. Pascoe (1865) did not mention the body color of Ereis ventralis in the
original description, while Breuning (1938) transferred E. ventralis to Eurymeso-
sa and stated that its body color was dark brown; the body color of E. albostic-
tica was dark brown in the original description (Breuning 1962). The body color
of E. anis and E. multinigromaculata are reddish brown, but Breuning (1974)
described the body color of E. multinigromaculata as dark brown in the original
description. Perhaps the body color of E. multinigromaculata had faded to red-
dish brown and similarly for E. anis.
There is no information in the literature regarding the sex of the holotypes
of E. ventralis, M. nigromaculata, E. anis and E. multinigromaculata, but we
could conrm that the holotype of E. ventralis is a male, and the holotypes of
M. nigromaculata, E. anis and E. multinigromaculata are females, based on
the description of Eurymesosa provided by Breuning (1938) and referring to
other species (antennae are about 1/4 longer than body in females).
Breuning (1938) provided the following localities for E. ventralis (currently
E. ventralis + E. allapsa): “Cambodge; Presqu’ île de Malacca: Penang (PASCOE);
Tonkin: Hoa-Binh (collection Pic); Java; Bornéo: Sandakan (Musée de Dresde)”.
We veried the localities of E. ventralis across Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam
through the examined material (Fig. 2A–P). However, we could not conrm
whether the Java locality mentioned by Breuning (1938) pertains to E. allapsa or
E. ventralis; hence, we omitted the Java locality from the records of E. ventralis.
Distribution. Cambodia, Laos (Pachbon, Vientane), Vietnam (Hoa-Binh).
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Figure 2. A–P Eurymesosa ventralis A–E Ereis ventralis, holotype A male, dorsal habitus B male, lateral habitus C male,
ventral habitus D male, frontal view E labels (photographs A–E were taken by Guang-Lin Xie) F–H Mesosa nigromaculata,
holotype F female, dorsal habitus G female, lateral habitus H labels (photographs F–H were taken by Xavier Gouverneur)
I–L Eurymesosa anis, holotype I female, dorsal habitus J female, lateral habitus K female, ventral habitus L labels
M–P Eurymesosa multinigromaculata, holotype M female, dorsal habitus N female, lateral habitus O female, ventral
habitus P labels (photographs I–P were taken by Christophe Rivier).
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Eurymesosa ziranzhiyi Yamasako & Lin, 2016
Figs 3A–F, 4A–F, 5A–E
Eurymesosa ziranzhiyi Yamasako & Lin, 2016: 194 (type locality: “Yangjiahe,
Huayangzhen, Yangxian, Shaanxi, China”), gs 1–3 (holotype, male), 4–10
(holotype, male genitalia); Lin and Yang 2019: 331 (catalogue); Danilevsky
2020: 390 (catalogue).
Type materials examined. Holotype, ♂ (IZCAS): left hind wing, male terminalia,
metendosternite and abdomen are axed with glue onto a rectangular white
label / 陕西洋县华阳镇杨家河 2014-VI-2-7 张巍巍 中国科学院动物所 (printed
with black ink on a rectangular white label with black borders) / IOZ(E)1905367
(printed in black ink on a rectangular white label with a red underline) / Ce-
ram-82 (handwritten with black ink on a rectangular white label) / HOLOTYPE
Eurymesosa ziranzhiyi Yamasako & Lin, 2016 (handwritten with black ink on a
rectangular red label); examined from two photographs (Fig. 3A–B). Paratype,
1♂ (IZCAS): 陕西佛坪 950m 1998.VII.23 姚建 中科院动物所 (printed with black
ink on a rectangular white label with black borders) / IOZ(E)1905366 (printed
in black ink on a rectangular white label with a red underline) / PARATYPE Eury-
mesosa ziranzhiyi Yamasako & Lin, 2016 (handwritten with black ink on a rect-
angular yellow label); examined from two photographs (Fig. 3C–D). Paratype,
1♂ (IZCAS): No:95–7–036 目别:鞘翅目 种名: 采集时间:1993.3.5 采集人:昝
艳燕 采集地点:木鱼 (“No:目别:种名:采集时间:采集人:采集地点:” with a black
underline printed and “95–7–036 鞘翅 1993.3.5 昝艳燕 木鱼” handwritten with
black ink on a rectangular white label) / IOZ(E)1905365 (printed in black ink on
a rectangular white label with a red underline) / metendosternite, left hind wind,
abdomen, male terminalia and antennomeres VI–XI were pasted with glue on
a rectangular white label / PARATYPE Eurymesosa ziranzhiyi Yamasako & Lin,
2016 (handwritten with black ink on a rectangular yellow label); examined from
two photographs (Fig. 3E–F).
Additional materials examined. 1♂ (LPSNU, g. 4A–F), 1♀ (LPSNU, g. 5A–
E), Longwangping, Shengkang Town, Gucheng County, Xiangyang City, Hubei
Province, China, 7.V.2023, leg. Mao-Ye; 1♀ (YZU), Hongshiyao Village, Huay-
ang Town, Yang County, Shaanxi Province, China, 33.64°N, 107.49°E, Alt. 1270
m, 12.V.2018, leg. Xiaoqing Lu; 1♂ (CZJL), Zhuque Forest Park, Huyi District,
Xi’an City, Shaanxi Province, China, Alt. 1500 m, 5.VII.2021. leg. Zi-Jun Liu; 1♀
(LPSNU ex CZJL), Shuitianping, Yangguan Village, Zhenping County, Ankang
City, Shaanxi Province, China, 20.VII.2023, leg. Zi-Jun Liu.
Description of female. Similar to male, but body length: 12.27–16.2 mm (3
specimens). One of the specimens (Fig. 5A–D), body length: 16.2 mm, anten-
nae 1.2 times as long as body, length (mm) of each antennomere: scape = 3.25,
pedicel= 0.5, III = 3.6, IV= 2.5, V = 2.0, VI = 1.75, VII = 1.5, VIII = 1.4, IX = 1.25, X
= 1.0, X I = 0.75; elytra 1.72 times as long as wide.
Comments. According to Mr Mao Ye (pers. comm.) an unknown rotten vine
was broken apart by hand, exposing numerous ants, a live male adult (Fig. 4E–
F) and a female pupa (Fig. 5E) of E. ziranzhiyi. The live adult was placed on sur-
face litter and the pupa was placed on a dried leaf for photographs. The pupa
eclosed after several days.
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The two inward oblique and sub-oval pubescent pink spots on the vertex are
not well-dened on some males (Figs 3A, 4A), the two sub-rounded pink spots
on the sides of the center of the frons are not well-dened on some males
(Fig. 3 in Yamasako and Lin 2016, g. 4D) and a female deposited in YZU.
Distribution. China (Hubei, Shaanxi).
Key to species of Eurymesosa
1 Vertex covered with two inward oblique and sub-oval pink pubescent
spots (Figs 3A, 3C, 3E, 4A, 4D, 5A, 5D) close to upper lobe of eyes .............
......................................................................................................E. ziranzhiyi
– Vertex covered with two longitudinal and wide pubescent bands (Figs 1A,
1D, 1F, 1I, 2A, 2D, 2F, 2I, 2M) close to upper lobe of eyes ............................2
Figure 3. A–F Eurymesosa ziranzhiyi A holotype male, dorsal habitus B holotype labels C paratype male, dorsal habitus
D paratype labels E paratype male, dorsal habitus F paratype labels (all photographs were taken by Mei-Ying Lin).
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2 Pubescent bands on vertex brown with light pink border (Fig. 1A, 1D, 1F,
1I). Each elytron covered with patchy dark brown maculae in basal half,
with a large irregular black macula behind middle; disc with patchy dark
brown maculae in middle and near apical 1/4 (Fig. 1A, 1F). Femora, apical
2/3 of tibiae and dorsum of two basal joints and last joint of tarsi covered
with short light pink pubescence (Fig. 1A–C, F–H) ...................... E. allapsa
– Pubescent bands on vertex yellowish brown (Fig. 2A, 2D, 2F, 2I, 2M). Each
elytron covered with patchy yellowish-brown maculae in basal half, with
several small irregular black maculae behind middle; disc with patchy yel-
lowish-brown maculae in middle and near apical 1/4 (Fig. 2A, 2F, 2I, 2M).
Femora, apical 2/3 of tibiae and dorsum of two basal joints and last joint
of tarsi covered with short yellowish-brown pubescence (Fig. 2A–C, 2F,
2G, 2I–K, 2M–O) ........................................................................... E. ventralis
Figure 4. A–F Eurymesosa ziranzhiyi, male A dorsal habitus B lateral habitus C ventral habitus D frontal view (photographs
A–D were taken by Xian Zhou) E–F live adult E dorsal habitus F lateral habitus (photographs E–F were taken by Mao Ye).
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Figure 5. A–E Eurymesosa ziranzhiyi, female A dorsal habitus B lateral habitus C ventral habitus D frontal view (photo-
graphs A–D were taken by Xian Zhou) E living pupa (photograph E was taken by Mao Ye).
Acknowledgments
We sincerely appreciate the following colleagues for providing photographs: Dr
Mei-Ying Lin (Mianyang Normal University, Mianyang, Sichuan, China) for Eury-
mesosa ziranzhiyi Yamasako & Lin, 2016; Antoine Mantilleri (MNHN) and Chris-
tophe Rivier (MNHN) for Eurymesosa anis Breuning, 1970 and Eurymesosa
multinigromaculata Breuning, 1974; Dr Guang-Lin Xie (YZU) for Ereis ventralis
Pascoe, 1865 and Mesosa allapsa Pascoe, 1866; and Mr Xavier Gouverneur
(Rennes, France) for Mesosa nigromaculata Pic, 1932. We are very grateful to
Mr Mao Ye (Xiangyang, Hubei, China) for donating material and photographs
of E. ziranzhiyi, Mr Daniel J. Heffern (CDJH) for providing collecting data of Eu-
rymesosa allapsa and comments on our manuscript, Dr Francesco Vitali (CFV)
for providing photos and collecting data of E. allapsa, Dr Ping Wang (YZU) for
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providing photo and collecting data of E. Ziranzhiyi, Mr Zi-Jun Liu (CZJL) for do-
nating materials of E. ziranzhiyi. We also thank Dr Ping Wang, Dr Andreas Wei-
gel (Wernburg, Germany) and Dr Si-Yao Huang (Zoologisches Forschungsmu-
seum Alexander Koenig, Bonn, Germany) for providing literature, Mr Larry G.
Bezark (Sacramento, California, USA) for establishing and sharing the website
“A Photographic Catalogue of the CERAMBYCIDAE of the World”. We express
our appreciation to Dr Seunghyun Lee (Seoul National University, Seoul, Repub-
lic of Korea), an anonymous reviewer and Dr Lech Karpiński (Academic Editor
of ZooKeys for Cerambycidae) for improving our manuscript.
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Conict of interest
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Ethical statement
No ethical statement was reported.
Funding
This research was supported by the Fund Project of the Education Department of
Guizhou Province (黔教技[2022]091号, 黔教技[2022]054号, 黔教技[2022]338号),
Guizhou Provincial Science and Technology Foundation (黔科合基础-ZK[2022]一般527).
Author contributions
Funding acquisition: GH, GZ. Writing – original draft: GH, LX, XZ. Writing – review and
editing: GH.
Author ORCIDs
Gui-Qiang Huang https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0063-8157
Ling-Rui Xu https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4883-1025
Xian Zhou https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0108-5292
Gui-Mei Zhang https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4969-3288
Data availability
All of the data that support the ndings of this study are available in the main text.
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