taxonID	type	description	language	source
5C0887F55030772BFDE8BBCFFC0BDF03.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis – Bodymediumsize (7.0 – 10.5 mm); elliptical, smooth. Head hexagonal. Clypeusdeeplyemarginateatfrontborder. Eyesdividedintotwo partsbygenaecompletely. Mentumlongitudinallyconvexinmiddle. Maxillarypalpuswithsecuriformterminalpalpomere. Antennaeslightlywidening toapex. Pronotumtransverse; anteriormargindeeplyemarginatewithnarrowbead; basalmarginslightlyemarginateornearlystraight, withoutbead orwithnarrowintactorpartialbead; pronotumwithcoarsepuncturesor thinlongitudinalwrinkles. Elytrapunctato-striatedistinctlyornot; intervals withlargepunctures. Pseudoepipleuronintact, reachingapices. Hindwings lessdeveloped. Prosternumwithtwolonghairsinmiddle; prosternalprocess verticallydescending, prominentattheapex. Mesosternumwithdeepgroove inmiddle. Metasternumwithfaintlongitudinalgroove. Femorasimple, those inmalewithdenseorsparsehairsneartheapexinventralsurface. Protibia graduallywideningfrombasetoapex, inneredgenearlystraightorslightly curved; ventralsurfacewithadistinctdepressioninseveralspecies. Mesotibia simpleinbothsexes, graduallywideningtoapex, slightlycurvedorstraight. Metatibiaslender, straightorcurved. ProtarsomeresItoIIIinmaleextremely dilated, withdensefuzzinventralsurface; protarsomeresItoIVinfemale narrow, withsparsefuzzinventralsurface. Mesotarsomeresnarrowinboth sexes, ItoIVwithoutfuzzinventralsurface (MEdvEdEv 1968). Distribution – China, Japan, Mongolia, NorthKorea, SouthKoreaand Russia. Composition – Untilnowtenspeciesofthegenus Blindus arevalid (includingthetwonewonesdescribedbelow), theyare B. contractus sp. n., B. discolor sp. n., B. curvotibius Ren et Zhang, 2010, B. fulvicornis (Reitter, 1889), B. japonicus (Seidlitz, 1893), B. potanini nudiventris Medvedev, 1968, B. potanini potanini Medvedev, 1968, B. reichardti Medvedev, 1968, B. strigosus (Faldermann, 1835) and B. thibetanus (Fairmaire, 1897).	en	Liu, S. - S., G. - D, R, P. (2013): Taxonomy Of The Genus Blindus Mulsant Et Rey From China, With Description Of Two New Species (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Pedinini). Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 59 (3): 197-211, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5736178
5C0887F55033772EFDF9BF47FD3ADA75.taxon	description	(Figs 1 – 11 A) Typematerial – Holotype, male, GongbukaVillage, KangdingCounty, Sichuan, Chi- na, 8. viii. 2009, Zhen-HuaGaoleg. (MHBU). Paratypes. 1 male, 1 female, labelledasthe holotype (MHBU). Etymology – ThespecificnameisaLatinadjectiveandreferstotheslenderbody. Diagnosis – Thenewspeciesissimilarto B. reichardti Medvedev, 1968, butcanbedistinguishedfromthelatterbythefollowingcharacteristics: (1) bodyratherslender; (2) antennomereIIIabout 2 timesaslongasII; (3) basal marginofpronotumwithnarrowbeadonlyinlateral 1 / 4; (4) pronotumdifferentinshape, widestatbasal 1 / 2; (5) prosternalprocessdifferentinshape, longitudinallyslightlyconvexinmiddle; (6) metatibiadistinctlycurved; (7) metafemoraventrallyslender, withonesharpprocessneartheapex; (8) ae- deagusdifferentinshape. Description – Male. Bodyslenderlyelliptical, arched; black, antennomereI – II, VIII – XI, mouthpartsandtarsireddishbrown. Headhexagonal, withdistinctandlargepuncturesin middleandsmallpuncturesatsides; labrumtransverselyovoid, emarginateatfrontbor- der, scatteredwithyellowhairsonbothsides; clypeusdeeplyemarginateatfrontborder, slightlyconvex; frontoclypealsutureextremelyobscure; genaefeeblyconvexandslightly extended, templesreduced; fronsconvexbetweeneyes, interocularspaceabout 5.08 times asaneyediameter; mentumhexagonal, widelylongitudinallyconvexinmiddle, longitu- dinallydepressedinbothsides, withsparseyellowpubescence; maxillarypalpuswithse- curiformterminalpalpomere. Antennaelong, reachingbaseofpronotum, withshorthairs; antennomere I thick and strong, II very short, III about 2 times as long as II, VII to XI each graduallywidening, XIelongateovoid, ratioofthelength (thewidth) ofantennomeres I – XI from basal to apical as follows: 25.0 (17.0): 18.0 (14.0): 36.0 (14.0): 29.0 (16.0): 27.0 (16.0): 25.0 (16.0): 29.0 (18.0): 26.0 (19.0): 26.0 (19.0): 25.0 (19.0): 30.0 (20.0). Pronotumslightlytransverse, about 1.34 timesaswideaslong, widestatmiddle, withsmallpuncturesinmiddlebutthepuncturesbecomeelongateandconfluentatsides; anteriormarginemarginatewithnarrowbeadonlyinlateral 1 / 3; sidesarcuate, strongly narrowingforwardandfeeblysobackwardfromthewidestpoint, withnarrowbead; basal marginnearlystraight, withnarrowbeadonlyinlateral 1 / 4; anterioranglessharp, poste- rioranglesnearlyrectangular. Scutellumwidelytriangular, withobscurepunctures. Elytra punctato-striate, striateobscureatbase, becomingdistincttoapices, withlargepunctures, intervalsflat, irregularlypunctatewithseveraltransversewrinkles; lateralmarginvisible onlyathumeriindorsalview. Pseudo-epipleuronintact, graduallynarrowedtoapices. Prohypomerawithlongwrinkles. Prosternumwithirregularwrinklesandsparseshort hairsinmiddle, prosternalprocesslongitudinallyslightlyconvexinmiddle, verticallyde- scendingatroundapexinlateralview. Protibiagraduallywideningfrombasetoapex, inneredgesmooth, nearlystraight, withdenseshortspinesnearapex, withtwoequilengthapicalspurs; outeredgestraight, withdenseshortspinesnearapex; dorsalsurfacescatteredwithfinepuncturesandshort hairs; ventralsurfacewithadistinctellipticallargedepression, smoothindepressionand withsparseshortspinesandhairsonoutsideofthedepression. ProtarsomeresItoIIIextremelydilated, withdensefuzzinventralsurface. Mesotibiaslightlycurved, withshort spinesandhairs. Metatibiadistinctlycurved, withsparsehairsandshortspines. Metafe- moracurved, withsparsehairsandonesharpprocessneartheapexinventralsurface. Ratio of the length of metatarsomeres I to IV as follows: 60.0: 30.0: 25.0: 41.0. Aedeagusshort, length 1.44 mm, width 0.44 mm. Female. Bodywiderthanthatofmale. Protibiawithoutdepression. Protarsomeres ItoIIInotdilated. Metatibiastraight. Metafemorastraight, withoutprocessneartheapex ofventralsurface. Measurements. Bodylength 9.5 mm; width 4.0 – 4.5 mm. Distribution – China: Sichuan.	en	Liu, S. - S., G. - D, R, P. (2013): Taxonomy Of The Genus Blindus Mulsant Et Rey From China, With Description Of Two New Species (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Pedinini). Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 59 (3): 197-211, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5736178
5C0887F550347723FD05BBCFFD5DDA36.taxon	description	(Figs 1 – 11 B) Typematerial – Holotype, male, BeijiaMountain, DanbaCounty, Sichuan, China, 29. vii. 1999, Guo-DongRenleg. (MHBU). Paratypes: 2 males, labelledastheholotype (MHBU). Etymology – ThespecificnameisaLatinnounandreferstotheinfraspecificdifferent bodycolour. Diagnosis – Thenewspeciesissimilarto Blindusreichardti Medvedev, 1968, butcanbedistinguishedfromthelatterbythefollowingcharacteristics: (1) headsmooth, withsmallandpartlyconfluentpunctures; (2) fronsnearly flatbetweeneyes, interocularspaceabout 4.78 timesasaneyediameter; (3) antennomereIIIabout 2.12 timesaslongasII; (4) prosternalprocessdifferent inshape, longitudinallydeeplydepressedinmiddle; (5) protibiadifferentin shape, inneredgedistinctlycurved, suddenlydilatedatbasal 2 / 3; (6) ventral surfaceofprotibiawithalargefusiformdepression; (7) metatibiadistinctly curved; (8) aedeagusdifferentinshape. Description – Male. Bodyelongateelliptical, stronglyarched; colorationfromred- dishbrowntoblack, antennomereI – II, VIII – XI, mouthpartsandlegsslightlypaler. Head hexagonal, smooth, withsmallandpartlyconfluentpunctures; labrumtransverselyovoid, slightlyemarginateatfrontborder, scatteredwithyellowhairs; clypeusdeeplyemarginateatfrontborder, slightlyconvex; frontoclypealsutureobscure; genaefeeblyconvexand slightlyextended, templesdistinctlyreduced; fronsnearlyflatbetweeneyes, interocular spaceabout 4.78 timesasaneyediameter; mentumnearlyhexagonal, narrowlylongitu- dinallyconvexinmiddle, longitudinallydepressedatbothsides, withsparseyellowpu- bescence; maxillarypalpuswithsecuriformterminalpalpomere. Antennaelong, reaching baseofpronotum, withshorthairs; antennomereIthickandstrong, IIveryshort, IIIabout 1897). Scale bars = 1 mm. 2.12 timesaslongasII, VIItoXIgraduallywideningindividually, XIelongateovoid, ratio of the length (the width) of antennomeres I – XI from basal to apical as follows: 26.0 (16.0): 17.0 (15.0): 36.0 (15.0): 26.0 (15.0): 25.0 (16.0): 26.0 (16.0): 27.0 (17.0): 25.0 (17.0): 26.0 (19.0): 23.0 (19.0): 29.0 (21.0). Pronotumtransverse, about 1.53 timesaswideaslong, widestatbase, withsmall puncturesinmiddlebutthepuncturesbecomeelongateandconfluentatsides; anterior marginemarginatewithnarrowbeadonlyinlateral 2 / 5; sidesarcuate, narrowlybeaded, feeblynarrowingforwardfromwidestpoint, thenstronglynarrowingaftermiddle; basal marginslightlyemarginate, withnarrowintactbead; anterioranglessharp, posterioranglesroundlyrectangular. Scutellumwidelytriangular, withsmallpunctures. Elytradis- tinctlypunctato-striate, withlargepunctures, intervalsflatwithsmallpunctures; lateral marginsvisibleonlyathumeriindorsalview. Pseudo-epipleuronintact, graduallynarrowedtoapices. Prohypomerawithlongwrinkles. Prosternumwithirregularwrinkles andsparseshorthairsinmiddle, prosternalprocesslongitudinallydeeplydepressedin middle, verticallydescendingatpointedapexinlateralview. Protibiadistinctlywideningfrombasetoapex, withtwoequilengthapicalspurs, inneredgedistinctlycurved, suddenlydilatedatapical 1 / 3, withdenseshortspinesnear apex; outeredgeslightlyarched, withdenseshortspinesnearapex; dorsalsurfaceslightly convex, scatteredwithshorthairs; ventralsurfacewithadistinctlargefusiformdepression, smoothwithindepressionandwithsparseshortspinesandhairsonoutsideofthe depression. ProtarsomeresItoIIIextremelydilated, withdensefuzzinventralsurface. Mesotibianearlystraight, withdenseshortspinesandhairs. Metatibiadistinctlycurved, smooth, withsparsehairs. Metafemoracurved, withsparsehairs. Ratioofthelengthof metatarsomeres I to IV as follows: 68.0: 38.0: 24.0: 50.0. Aedeagusshort, length 1.61 mm, width 0.57 mm. Female. Unknown. Measurements. Bodylength 10.5 mm; width 4.5 mm. Distribution – China: Sichuan.	en	Liu, S. - S., G. - D, R, P. (2013): Taxonomy Of The Genus Blindus Mulsant Et Rey From China, With Description Of Two New Species (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Pedinini). Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 59 (3): 197-211, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5736178
5C0887F550387723FDA5B9EFFD52DD99.taxon	description	(Figs 1 – 11 C)	en	Liu, S. - S., G. - D, R, P. (2013): Taxonomy Of The Genus Blindus Mulsant Et Rey From China, With Description Of Two New Species (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Pedinini). Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 59 (3): 197-211, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5736178
5C0887F550387723FDA5B9EFFD52DD99.taxon	materials_examined	Material – 1 male, 1 female, JigongMountain, HenanProvince, China, 5. viii. 2004, Feng-YanWangleg. (MHBU); 1 female, Baotianman, NeixiangCounty, HenanProvince, China, 22. viii. 2008, Guo-DongRenleg. (MHBU). Distribution – China: Henan.	en	Liu, S. - S., G. - D, R, P. (2013): Taxonomy Of The Genus Blindus Mulsant Et Rey From China, With Description Of Two New Species (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Pedinini). Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 59 (3): 197-211, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5736178
5C0887F5503A7727FDD9BFEDFC3EDA85.taxon	description	(Figs 1 – 11 H)	en	Liu, S. - S., G. - D, R, P. (2013): Taxonomy Of The Genus Blindus Mulsant Et Rey From China, With Description Of Two New Species (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Pedinini). Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 59 (3): 197-211, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5736178
5C0887F5503A7727FDD9BFEDFC3EDA85.taxon	description	Colpotusfaldermanni BaUdIdiSElvE, 1876: 46. SynonymisedbyMEdvEdEv (1968). Material – 10 males, 11 females, XiaowutaiMountain, YuCounty, HebeiProvince, China, 6. vii. 2001, Guo-DongRenleg. (MHBU); 4 females, Jinhekou, YuCounty, Hebei Province, China, 14. vii. 2005, JingLi & Feng-YanWangleg. (MHBU); 1 male, 1 female, Yangjiaping, ZhuoluCounty, HebeiProvince, China, 11. vii. 2002, Ai- MinShileg. (MHBU); 5 males, 8 females, JianpingCounty, LiaoningProvince, China, 3. v. 2008, Guo-DongRen & Ben-YongMaoleg. (MHBU); 1 male, 2 females, Dongzhai, HenanProvince, China, 15. vii. 2005, Ji- LiangWang & ChaoGaoleg. (MHBU); 1 male, HuaguoMountain, YiyangCounty, HenanProvince, China, 3. viii. 2006, Feng-YanWangleg. (MHBU); 1 male, 1 female, Kunyu Mountain, MoupingCounty, ShandongProvince, China, 11. v. 2007, Ji- LiangWang & Feng- YanWangleg. (MHBU); 4 females, DazeMountain, PingduCounty, ShandongProvince, China, 26. v. 2007, Ji- LiangWang & Feng-YanWangleg. (MHBU); 1 male, NingchengCounty, ChifengCity, InnerMongolia, China, 24. vi. 1990, QiangLiuleg. (MHBU); 2 males, 1 female, HeluopingVillage, YuexiCounty, AnhuiProvince, China, 30. vii. 2007, Yi- BinBa & Feng-YanWangleg. (MHBU); 1 male, LuMountain, JiangxiProvince, China, 7. viii. 1988, nocollector (MHBU); 1 male, LuMountain, JiangxiProvince, China, 9. vii. 1988, nocollector (MHBU); 1 female, NanjingCity, JiangsuProvince, China, 15. v. 1984, You- MingXu leg. (MHBU); 1 male, Huguosi, YinjiangCounty, GuizhouProvince, China, 29. vii. 2001, Guo-DongRenleg. (MHBU). Distribution – China: Anhui, Beijing, Guizhou, Henan, Hebei, Hubei, InnerMongolia, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Liaoning, Shandong, Sichuan, Taiwan, Tianjin; Mongolia; North Korea; SouthKorea; JapanandRussia (FarEast). Thisisthefirstspeciesof Blindus from Anhui, Guizhou, JiangsuandJiangxiprovincesofChina.	en	Liu, S. - S., G. - D, R, P. (2013): Taxonomy Of The Genus Blindus Mulsant Et Rey From China, With Description Of Two New Species (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Pedinini). Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 59 (3): 197-211, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5736178
