Cephennodes (Cephennodes) cryptointricatus sp. n.

(Figs 13–14)

Type material. Holotype: CHINA (Gansu Province): ♂, two labels: " CHINA: S-Gansu [CH 12-03] / W-Qinling Shan, 43 km N Chengxian, / 34º08'24''N, 105º46'43''E, 1750 m, / moist valley with creek and ponds, / meadow with Artemisia, 28.VII. / 2012, leg. M. Schülke" [white, printed]; " CEPHENNODES (s. str.) / cryptointricatus m. / det.

P. Jałoszyński, '15 / HOLOTYPUS " [red, printed] (cMS). Paratype: 1 ♂, same data as holotype except "[CH 12- 06] 2012", " 47 km N Chengxian, 34º10'20''N, 105º42'19''E, 1890 m, creek valley with second[ary]. deciduous forest, litter sifted, 29.VII " (cPJ).

Diagnosis. Externally nearly identical with C. intricatus but pronotum distinctly shorter (0.45 mm vs. 0.50 mm, width the same in both species), antennomeres IX and X distinctly elongate (and not as long as broad) and aedeagus with strongly curved, hook-like dorsal apical projection.

Description. Body of male almost identical as that of C. intricatus, inlcuding elytral modifications; only differences are given here. BL 1.39–1.45 mm; HL 0.19–0.20 mm, HW 0.34–0.35 mm, AnL 0.83 mm; PL 0.45 mm, PW 0.65 mm; EL 0.75–0.80 mm, EW 0.74–0.75 mm, EI 1.02–1.07; subhumeral line on each elytron as long as 0.33 EL. Antennomeres IX and X distinctly elongate.

Aedeagus (Figs 13–14) elongate, AeL 0.33 mm; capsular part of median lobe in ventral view symmetrical with asymmetrical assemblage of apical projections, of which dorsal component is short and strongly curved dorsally forming robust apical hook; parameres slender, each with two robust apical setae.

Female. Unknown.

Distribution. Central China: Gansu Province.

Etymology. The specific epithet cryptointricatus refers to the similarity of this species to C. intricatus .

Remarks. Cephennodes cryptointricatus is strikingly similar to C. intricatus; see remarks for the latter species.