Anoplophora similis (Gahan, 1900)

(Figs. 5, 11)

Melanauster similis Gahan, 1900: 350 . Type locality: Hainan, China.

Anoplophora (Anoplophora) similis: Breuning, 1944: 287; Breuning, 1961: 338.

Anoplophora similis: Hua, 2002: 194; Lingafelter & Hoebeke, 2002: 134, pl. 7a. 31c, map 12; Löbl & Smetana, 2010: 278; Lin & Yang, 2019: 298.

Material examined. 1 male, Hainan, Jianfengling, 1983.VII.10, leg. Mao-Bin Gu (IZAS) ; 1 male, Hainan, Jianfengling, Mingfenggu, 2014.IV.19, local collector (CCCC) ; 1 male, ditto except 957 m, 2014.IV.30 (CCCC); 1 male, Hainan, Atuoling, 1,000 m, 1986.V.23, leg. J. Okuma (EUMJ) ; 1 female, ditto, 1986.V.31. (EUMJ)

Description. External characters refer to Lingafelter & Hoebeke (2002: 134).

Male endophallus in everted condition (Fig. 11) long and slender, about 3.5 times as long as median lobe; relative lengths of APH: MPH: BPH: PB: CT: MT = 1.0: 2.0: 0.5: 0.2: 0.8: 1.1.

MPH strongly curved dorsally behind middle, subdivided into MT, CT and PB by constrictions; MT moderately swollen near apex dorsally and ventrally; CT provided with minute spicules, which are more distinct on ventro-basal swelling; PB with anterior bulb highly reduced, nearly unrecognizable. APH with apical bulb (ab) ca. 0.8 times as long as apical bubble (bb); apical bulb moderately sclerotized, elongate and subcylindrical with dense microspinules arranged in transverse rows which are getting denser apically; bb provided with a pair of apical rod-like sclerite which is subequal to the length of ab.

Distribution. China: Hainan.

Remarks. This species is known only from Hainan, although a doubtful distributional record from Sichuan was reported by Lingafelter & Hoebeke (2002) based on single specimen. In addition, Hua (2002) firstly reported this species from Fujian and Guangdong, and was followed by Löbl & Smetana (2010) and Lin & Yang (2019). These distributional information has not been adopted in this study because neither reference nor voucher specimen has been provided therein.