Sticholotis jinpingensis Wang & Ren sp. nov.

(Figures 98–100, 260–264, 302)

Diagnosis. This species is close to S. octopunctata in dorsal color pattern, but can be distinguished from the latter by distribution of spots on elytra (Figs 95, 98), short paramere, and very wide penis guide (Figs 257–258, 262– 263).

Description. TL: 2.41–2.80 mm, TW: 2.18–2.47 mm, TH: 1.32–1.48 mm, TL/TW: 1.11–1.13; PL/PW: 0.40– 0.43; EL/EW: 0.92–0.95; HW/TW: 0.35; PW/TW: 0.64.

Head yellow. Pronotum and scutellum yellow. Elytra predominantly yellow, each elytron with 4 black rounded spots disposed as follows: spot 1 situated near humeral callus, connected with elytral base; spot 2 resting on 2/5 length of suture; spot 3 situated at centre of elytral disc; spot 4 on 4/5 length of suture (Figs 98–100). Underside yellow. Legs yellow.

Body almost circular in outline, hemispherical, shiny and glabrous. Head frontal punctures fine and sparsely distributed, 2.5–3.5 diameters apart, with short setae, interocular distance of eyes 0.62x head width (Fig. 100).

Pronotal punctures fine and densely distributed, 1.0–3.0 diameters apart, similar to those on head. Elytral punctures very fine and sparse, smaller than those on pronotum, 3.0–4.0 diameters apart. Elytral margins wide, visible from above.

Prosternal punctures inconspicuous, with scattered long setae. Mesoventral surface shiny, punctures inconspicuous, with scattered long setae. Metaventrite shiny, punctures fine and sparse, with short setae. Elytral epipleuron broad, complete to apex, feebly foveate to accommodate femoral tips of hind legs. Wings welldeveloped.

Male genitalia: Penis short and stout, slightly curved at base, capsule broadening basally and with a small inner process (Fig. 261); tegmen with penis guide in lateral view stout and straight, widest at base, gradually narrowing to apex, 2x length of parameres, apex pointed and curved (Fig. 262); penis guide in ventral view very fat, apex teatform (Fig. 263); parameres very short and triangular, with short setae apically.

Female genitalia: Ovipositor elongate and narrowly triangular, styli inconspicuous, each with several long terminal setae (Fig. 264).

Holotype: 1male, China, Yunnan: Fenshuiling National Natural Reserve, Jinping, [22°53.83′N, 103°13.78′E], ca 1800–2200m, 18.v.2009 Wang XM leg (SCAU) . Paratypes (27): 13males, 14females, same data as holotype (11males, 12females SCAU, 2males, 2females IOZ).

Distribution. China: Yunnan.

Etymology. The name of this species is formed after Jinping, the type locality of this ladybird.