Abstract
Batriscenaulax wangluyui sp. nov. (Batrisitae: Batrisini) is described from Jinfoshan National Nature Reserve, Chongqing, southwest China. Habitus illustration and details of diagnostic features are presented to aid identification. The new species can be readily separated from all congeners by the unique modification of male tergite IV and the distinct configuration of the aedeagus.
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