Oxalisxishuiensis (Oxalidaceae), a new species from Danxia landforms in Guizhou, China

Oxalisxishuiensis, a new species of Oxalidaceae from Danxia landforms of Xishui County, Guizhou, China, is described and illustrated. It is morphologically similar to O.wulingensis by the two lateral leaflets arranged at about 180° angle and oblong pink petals with lilac veins, but clearly differs from the latter by leaflets almost as long as wide, obliquely obcordate lateral leaflets, shorter peduncles, longer capsule (1.2-1.5 cm vs. 0.5-0.7 cm) and alveolate seeds.

Description of Uraechanigromaculata sp. n. (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae) from Guizhou, China

Background

The genus Uraecha Thomson, 1864 is an Asiatic genus. In China, Uraechaangusta (Pascoe, 1856) is the most common species and it is widely distributed in the southern part of the country. Two species, U.angusta and Uraechaobliquefasciata Chiang, 1951, are distributed in Guizhou Province of China. The type locality of the latter is Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou Province.

New information

Uraechanigromaculata sp. n. is described and illustrated. A diagnosis is presented to distinguish this species from its close relatives. It is the third species of the genus Uraecha reported from Guizhou Province.