taxonID	type	description	language	source
F0D3BF103AD45E3487F97F8A88381FB1.taxon	description	Fig. 5 A – D	en	Lin, Mei-Ying, Miroshnikov, Alexandr, He, Li (2025): Contribution to the knowledge of the longicorn beetle genus Neocerambyx (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Cerambycinae, Cerambycini) from China, with descriptions of three new species. ZooKeys 1247: 45-61, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1247.153858
F0D3BF103AD45E3487F97F8A88381FB1.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. The new species is especially similar to Neocerambyx punctulifer Holzschuh, 2020, but differs by the sculpture of the pronotal disc, namely, the more strongly expressed median groove, two oblique incomplete grooves on either side, and the sparser and longer transverse folds and grooves; it further differs by the less elongate male antennomeres starting from antennomere 3, the shorter female antennae (in N. punctulifer, female antennae distinctly surpass apex of elytra), and the presence of the rough longitudinal folds on male scape at least dorsally. Compared with N. brudermanni Holzschuh, 2020, the new species differs by the well-expressed median groove and the clearer and longer transverse folds on the pronotal disc, the male antennomere 3 being more strongly inflated in the apical part, and the male antennomere 4 being noticeably expanded apically. The new species also resembles N. vitalisi Pic, 1923, but differs by the sculpture of the pronotal disc, the longer median groove between upper eye lobes clearly extending onto the occiput, and the less elongate male antennomeres 3 and 4 (at least). The new species should be attributed to the unicolor group sensu Miroshnikov (2020 b), which includes N. miaobenfui.	en	Lin, Mei-Ying, Miroshnikov, Alexandr, He, Li (2025): Contribution to the knowledge of the longicorn beetle genus Neocerambyx (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Cerambycinae, Cerambycini) from China, with descriptions of three new species. ZooKeys 1247: 45-61, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1247.153858
F0D3BF103AD45E3487F97F8A88381FB1.taxon	description	Description. Body length 69.0 – 77.0 mm, humeral width 20.0 – 22.0 mm. Body black to black-brown, partly reddish brown. Head with yellow-brown pubescence. Basal five antennomeres black-brown, covered with yellow-green to green-brown pubescence, remaining antennomeres more or less reddish brown, with a thinner pubescence, without a fringe of setae underneath. Male antennae exceed apex of elytra by antennomere 8; scape stout, with a strongly protruding external apical angle, with well-expressed longitudinal folds dorsally, distinctly shorter than third antennomere, second antennomere strongly transverse, third to fifth antennomeres distinctly stouter than following, third very distinctly inflated in apical part, with an irregular rugose sculpture in basal half, fourth noticeably expanded apically, third distinctly longer than fourth; fifth distinctly more slender and longer than fourth, but shorter and stouter than sixth; sixth to eighth antennomeres subequal in length; ninth to eleventh gradually more slender and flatter apically, ninth slightly shorter than eighth and slightly longer than tenth; eleventh antennomere is the longest, as long as ninth and tenth combined. Female antennae distinctly fail to reach the apex of elytra; scape stout, with a strongly protruding external apical angle, approximately as in male, significantly shorter than third antennomere and slightly shorter than fourth; second antennomere very strongly transverse, third to fifth antennomeres slightly expanded in apical part, third subequal to fifth in length; fifth distinctly longer than fourth; sixth and seventh antennomeres more slender and semi-cylindrical, sixth distinctly longer than fifth, but distinctly shorter than fourth and fifth combined, seventh subequal to sixth in length, more slender than sixth; eighth to eleventh antennomeres become gradually flatter, eighth shorter than seventh, ninth shorter than eighth, tenth slightly shorter than ninth, eleventh longer than tenth. Eye deeply emarginate, lower lobe very large; head with a deep longitudinal groove behind eyes on occiput. Mandible moderately sized, curved and sharp apically. Prothorax covered with dense yellow brown pubescence. Pronotum 1.29 or 1.20 × as wide as long in male and female, respectively; at base distinctly wider than at apex; usually with an abrupt constriction at apex and a moderate constriction at base; with ~ 5 largely transverse folds, a pair of oblique longitudinal grooves and one medial glabrous line. Scutellum covered with sparse pubescence excepting the medial glabrous line, widely rounded at apex. Elytra completely covered with uniform green-brown pubescence; moderately elongated, 2.50 – 2.60 × as long as humeral width; approximately parallel-sided starting from base, rounded at apex. Venter with most sclerites pubescent. Prosternum with several transverse grooves before middle, with a glabrous groove before apex; prosternal process expanded posteriorly, with a pair of distinct apical tubercles; mesoventral intercoxal process emarginate apically, forming two lobes, with pubescence being denser on sides than on middle part; between coxae considerably wider than prosternal process; meso- and metasterna and abdominal sternites with fine dense punctation; metasternum with a very sharp median groove. Legs black-brown to reddish brown; moderately long; femora quite robust, tibiae slender and non-grooved; metatarsomere 1 slightly shorter than tarsomeres 2 and 3 combined. Last visible abdominal sternite at apex widely rounded, last visible abdominal tergite emarginate, forming two lobes apically, particularly distinct in females.	en	Lin, Mei-Ying, Miroshnikov, Alexandr, He, Li (2025): Contribution to the knowledge of the longicorn beetle genus Neocerambyx (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Cerambycinae, Cerambycini) from China, with descriptions of three new species. ZooKeys 1247: 45-61, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1247.153858
F0D3BF103AD45E3487F97F8A88381FB1.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The new species is dedicated to Mr Mao-Bin Gu (顾茂彬), an entomologist from the Chinese Academy of Forestry, who deposited many longicorn beetles he collected in Hainan Island in IZCAS, including three of the type specimens of this new species.	en	Lin, Mei-Ying, Miroshnikov, Alexandr, He, Li (2025): Contribution to the knowledge of the longicorn beetle genus Neocerambyx (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Cerambycinae, Cerambycini) from China, with descriptions of three new species. ZooKeys 1247: 45-61, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1247.153858
F0D3BF103AD45E3487F97F8A88381FB1.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China: Hainan.	en	Lin, Mei-Ying, Miroshnikov, Alexandr, He, Li (2025): Contribution to the knowledge of the longicorn beetle genus Neocerambyx (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Cerambycinae, Cerambycini) from China, with descriptions of three new species. ZooKeys 1247: 45-61, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1247.153858
F3AF92422388519F8F4EE72EE3CCFD09.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Oriental Region and the East Asian (or Himalayan-Chinese) subregion of the Palaearctic Region, including the south of the Russian Far East.	en	Lin, Mei-Ying, Miroshnikov, Alexandr, He, Li (2025): Contribution to the knowledge of the longicorn beetle genus Neocerambyx (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Cerambycinae, Cerambycini) from China, with descriptions of three new species. ZooKeys 1247: 45-61, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1247.153858
54525AB8563655479E029456373E7958.taxon	description	Figs 1 A – D, 2 A, B	en	Lin, Mei-Ying, Miroshnikov, Alexandr, He, Li (2025): Contribution to the knowledge of the longicorn beetle genus Neocerambyx (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Cerambycinae, Cerambycini) from China, with descriptions of three new species. ZooKeys 1247: 45-61, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1247.153858
54525AB8563655479E029456373E7958.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. This new species is rather peculiar by the shining pubescence and particularly the male somewhat resembles a miniature Neocerambyx gigas (Fig. 3 A – D), but differs from that species by the presence of a short transverse groove between upper eye lobes; the smaller body size (N. gigas measures 55 – 84 mm in length); the features of the sculpture of the pronotal disc; the more slender elytra of both sexes (cf. Figs 1 A and 3 A); the longer female antennae (cf. Figs 1 C and 3 C), and the shape of the external apical angle of female antennomeres 8 – 10 and of the apex of female last antennomere (in N. gigas, the external apical angle of female antennomeres 8 – 10 is very sharp and the distal part of female last antennomere sharply tapers towards the apex). The new species should be attributed to the paris group sensu Miroshnikov (2020 b): the anterior coxal cavities externally with a large triangular protrusion, the external apical angle of antennomeres 5 – 10 without a sharp spine, the elytra with a recumbent setation forming an iridescent pattern.	en	Lin, Mei-Ying, Miroshnikov, Alexandr, He, Li (2025): Contribution to the knowledge of the longicorn beetle genus Neocerambyx (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Cerambycinae, Cerambycini) from China, with descriptions of three new species. ZooKeys 1247: 45-61, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1247.153858
54525AB8563655479E029456373E7958.taxon	description	Description. Body length 43.0 – 47.0 mm, humeral width 12.0 – 12.5 mm. Body black to black-brown, covered with a golden yellow shining pubescence. Head with pubescence especially dense around compound eyes. All antennomeres black-brown, without annulations, covered with golden yellow pubescence, without a fringe of setae underneath. Male antennae exceed apex of elytra by approximately the middle of antennomere 8; scape stout, subequal to third antennomere in length; third to fifth antennomeres distinctly inflated in apical part (inflation decreases from third to fifth); third subequal to fourth in length, sixth and seventh antennomeres slender and cylindrical, sixth much longer than fifth, slightly shorter than fourth and fifth combined, seventh longer than sixth, subequal to fourth and fifth combined; from eighth to eleventh, antennomeres become flatter and more slender, eighth to tenth subequal in length, eleventh the longest, much longer than tenth. Female antennae distinctly fail to reach apex of elytra; scape stout, subequal to third antennomere in length, third to fifth antennomeres slightly expanded in apical part, third longer than fourth; fifth slightly longer than fourth, and slightly shorter than third; sixth and seventh antennomeres slender and cylindrical, sixth obviously longer than fifth and obviously shorter than fourth and fifth combined, seventh slightly shorter and more slender than sixth; from eighth to eleventh, antennomeres become flatter but not more slender, eighth shorter than seventh, ninth shorter than eighth, tenth slightly shorter than ninth, eleventh and tenth subequal in length; sixth is the longest antennomere. Eye deeply emarginate, lower lobe very large; head with a short transverse groove between upper eye lobes. Mandible moderately sized, curved and sharp apically, with one blunt mesal tooth. Prothorax covered with dense golden yellow pubescence, fringed with short orange setae at anterior and posterior margins of pronotum, and with a few long, erect setae scattered on sides. Pronotum 1.26 and 1.24 × as wide as long in male and female, respectively; at base distinctly wider than at apex; usually with an abrupt constriction at apex and a moderate constriction at base; pronotum with coarse, irregular (but in some regions largely transverse) grooves, with a smooth medial area in basal half. Scutellum covered with golden yellow pubescence, with rounded triangular posterior angle. Elytra completely covered with golden recumbent pubescence forming an iridescent pattern; moderately elongate, 2.60 – 2.64 × as long as humeral width; approximately parallel-sided from base, rounded at apex. Venter with pubescence scattered over most sclerites. Prosternum with a deep transverse groove in front of middle, prosternal intercoxal process with a distinct apical tubercle, particularly distinct in males. Mesoventral intercoxal process with pubescence denser on sides than middle part; between coxae very clearly wider than prosternal process; metasternum with a very sharp longitudinal median groove. Legs black-brown, moderately long; femora and tibiae quite robust in male; metatarsomere 1 barely longer than tarsomeres 2 and 3 combined. Last visible abdominal sternite at apex in male with a shallow emargination, in female widely rounded; last visible abdominal tergite at apex in male narrowly and shallowly emarginate, in female widely rounded.	en	Lin, Mei-Ying, Miroshnikov, Alexandr, He, Li (2025): Contribution to the knowledge of the longicorn beetle genus Neocerambyx (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Cerambycinae, Cerambycini) from China, with descriptions of three new species. ZooKeys 1247: 45-61, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1247.153858
54525AB8563655479E029456373E7958.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet is gratefully dedicated to the collector of the type specimens from Sichuan, Mr Yuan Li (李圆, Deyang, Sichuan, China), an enthusiastic amateur entomologist and an experienced collector of beetles. The name is a noun in the genitive case.	en	Lin, Mei-Ying, Miroshnikov, Alexandr, He, Li (2025): Contribution to the knowledge of the longicorn beetle genus Neocerambyx (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Cerambycinae, Cerambycini) from China, with descriptions of three new species. ZooKeys 1247: 45-61, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1247.153858
54525AB8563655479E029456373E7958.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China: Sichuan, Hubei.	en	Lin, Mei-Ying, Miroshnikov, Alexandr, He, Li (2025): Contribution to the knowledge of the longicorn beetle genus Neocerambyx (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Cerambycinae, Cerambycini) from China, with descriptions of three new species. ZooKeys 1247: 45-61, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1247.153858
27860F7828205042B3F0677733C842AA.taxon	description	Fig. 6 A – C	en	Lin, Mei-Ying, Miroshnikov, Alexandr, He, Li (2025): Contribution to the knowledge of the longicorn beetle genus Neocerambyx (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Cerambycinae, Cerambycini) from China, with descriptions of three new species. ZooKeys 1247: 45-61, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1247.153858
27860F7828205042B3F0677733C842AA.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Until now, this species has only been known from Northern Vietnam (Holzschuh 2021). In the material listed above, Neocerambyx melas is here recorded from China (Fujian) for the first time. This species should be attributed to the pellitus group sensu Miroshnikov (2020 b).	en	Lin, Mei-Ying, Miroshnikov, Alexandr, He, Li (2025): Contribution to the knowledge of the longicorn beetle genus Neocerambyx (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Cerambycinae, Cerambycini) from China, with descriptions of three new species. ZooKeys 1247: 45-61, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1247.153858
5BB840B87C7557A9AF3DE1F65DD35607.taxon	description	Fig. 4 A – D	en	Lin, Mei-Ying, Miroshnikov, Alexandr, He, Li (2025): Contribution to the knowledge of the longicorn beetle genus Neocerambyx (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Cerambycinae, Cerambycini) from China, with descriptions of three new species. ZooKeys 1247: 45-61, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1247.153858
5BB840B87C7557A9AF3DE1F65DD35607.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. This new species, in combination with the structure of male antennomeres 3 and 4, the sculpture of the pronotal disc, and the setation of the elytra, somewhat resembles Neocerambyx sabinae, but differs by the less strongly protruding external apical angle of antennomere 1, the scutellum being more sharply narrowed towards the apex, the silver-grey recumbent setation of the antennae and legs, poorly hiding a black or dark coloration of the cuticle (in N. sabinae, the recumbent setation of the antennae and legs is of yellow tones and strongly or significantly hiding the black or dark coloration of the cuticle), the less strongly developed antennal tubercles, the shorter male antennae (and thus less elongate antennomeres), and the smaller body size (N. sabinae measures 73 – 79 mm in length). Neocerambyx miaobenfui sp. nov. can also be compared to N. unicolor (Gahan, 1906), N. vitalisi Pic, 1923, N. punctulifer Holzschuh, 2020, and N. brudermanni Holzschuh, 2020. Like in N. sabinae, it can be distinguished by the less strongly protruding external apical angle of antennomere 1 and the shorter male antennae (and thus less elongate antennomeres, including 3 – 5). In addition, N. miaobenfui differs from N. unicolor and N. vitalisi by the more strongly inflated apical part of male antennomere 4, and from N. punctulifer and N. brudermanni by the more strongly inflated apical parts of male antennomeres 3 and 4. The new species should be attributed to the unicolor group sensu Miroshnikov (2020 b), which includes all the species discussed above. The anterior coxal cavities are externally with a large triangular protrusion and the external apical angle of antennomeres 5 – 10 is without a sharp spine, which is the same as the paris group, but “ elytra with a uniform recumbent setation that does not form an iridescent pattern ” (Miroshnikov 2020 b).	en	Lin, Mei-Ying, Miroshnikov, Alexandr, He, Li (2025): Contribution to the knowledge of the longicorn beetle genus Neocerambyx (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Cerambycinae, Cerambycini) from China, with descriptions of three new species. ZooKeys 1247: 45-61, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1247.153858
5BB840B87C7557A9AF3DE1F65DD35607.taxon	description	Description. Body length 47.5 – 64.0 mm, humeral width 14.0 – 18.0 mm. Body black to black-brown or dark brown, covered with orange yellow to ochraceous pubescence. Head with pubescence, especially denser around eyes. Most of antennomeres black starting from scape, last few antennomeres somewhat lightened, all antennomeres without annulations, covered with ochraceous or yellow pubescence, without a fringe of setae underneath. Male antennae exceed apex of elytra by antennomere 9; scape stout, barely shorter than third antennomere; third and fourth antennomeres (third in particular) strongly and asymmetrically inflated in apical part, without irregular rugose sculpture; fifth distinctly more slender than fourth but stouter than sixth, and distinctly longer than fourth whereas shorter than sixth; sixth to eleventh antennomeres become gradually more slender and flatter, seventh longer than sixth, shorter than fourth and fifth combined; eighth and ninth antennomeres subequal in length, eleventh is the longest, much longer than tenth. Female antennae slightly fail to reach the apex of elytra; scape stout, subequal to fourth antennomere in length; third to fifth antennomeres slightly expanded apically, third and fifth subequal and both longer than fourth; sixth to eleventh antennomeres become gradually more slender and flatter, sixth distinctly longer than fifth, distinctly shorter than fourth and fifth combined, seventh subequal to sixth in length; eighth shorter than seventh, ninth slightly shorter than eighth, tenth slightly shorter than ninth, eleventh is the longest antennomere. Eye deeply emarginate, lower lobe very large; head with a short longitudinal groove between upper eye lobes and on occiput. Mandible moderately sized, curved and sharp apically, with two mesal teeth. Prothorax covered with dense orange yellow or ochraceous pubescence, fringed with short ochraceous setae at anterior margin of pronotum and a few long, erect setae scattered on sides. Pronotum 1.29 or 1.28 × as wide as long in male and female, respectively; at base slightly wider than at apex; usually with an abrupt constriction at apex and a moderate constriction at base; pronotum with coarse, irregular (in some regions largely transverse) grooves, usually ~ 10 in number. Scutellum covered with ochraceous pubescence, posterior angle roundly triangular. Elytra moderately elongate, 2.70 – 2.82 × as long as humeral width; approximately parallel-sided from base, apex rounded, apical external angle obtuse, sutural angle with a short tooth. Venter with most sclerites pubescent. Prosternal intercoxal process with a pair of blunt tubercles (more distinct in males), expanded posteriorly; mesoventral intercoxal process entirely covered with pubescence, emarginate and forming two lobes apically, between coxae distinctly wider than prosternal process; metasternum with a very thin median groove. Legs black, partly black-brown, moderately long; femora quite robust, tibiae and tarsi slender; metafemur reaching middle of third visible abdominal sternite; metatarsomere 1 shorter than tarsomeres 2 and 3 combined. Both sexes with last visible abdominal sternite at apex with a shallow emargination; last visible tergite emarginate apically.	en	Lin, Mei-Ying, Miroshnikov, Alexandr, He, Li (2025): Contribution to the knowledge of the longicorn beetle genus Neocerambyx (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Cerambycinae, Cerambycini) from China, with descriptions of three new species. ZooKeys 1247: 45-61, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1247.153858
5BB840B87C7557A9AF3DE1F65DD35607.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet is gratefully dedicated to the third author’s friend, Mr Ben-Fu Miao (缪本福, Fuzhou, China), an enthusiastic amateur entomologist, who constantly assisted us with his research. The name is a noun in the genitive case.	en	Lin, Mei-Ying, Miroshnikov, Alexandr, He, Li (2025): Contribution to the knowledge of the longicorn beetle genus Neocerambyx (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Cerambycinae, Cerambycini) from China, with descriptions of three new species. ZooKeys 1247: 45-61, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1247.153858
5BB840B87C7557A9AF3DE1F65DD35607.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China: Hainan.	en	Lin, Mei-Ying, Miroshnikov, Alexandr, He, Li (2025): Contribution to the knowledge of the longicorn beetle genus Neocerambyx (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Cerambycinae, Cerambycini) from China, with descriptions of three new species. ZooKeys 1247: 45-61, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1247.153858
