Abstract
A new species, Loxoblemmus rectilineus sp. n., collected from Yunnan, China was described and illustrated. Stephoblemmus with a species Stephoblemmus humbertiellus Saussure, 1877 was first reported from China (Yunnan and Xizang Prov.). Loxoblemmus nigriceps Chopard, 1933 is junior synonym of Stephoblemmus humbertiellus Saussure, 1877. All specimens are housed in Museum of Flora and Fauna, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an, China.
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