Niphadomimus merope sp. n.

Figs. 6, 11F.

Diagnostic description. Holotype, female (Figs. 6, 11F). Genbank accession: KJ427741. Length: 5.54 mm. Color

black; prosternal depression delimited on each side by longitudinal keel; femoral tooth not higher than its width at base and moderately developed; elytral interstriae evenly and weakly tuberculate.

Material examined. Holotype female (IZCAS): #2201, “P.R. CHINA, Shaanxi, S slope Qin Ling Shan, N33°51'40" E108°59'27", 15.v.2011, 2000–2600m, sift01, V.Grebennikov ”.

Distribution. Southern slope of Qinling Shan in Shaanxi, China. Elevation: 2000–2600 m.

Etymology. The species epithet is a Latinized Greek mythical name of Merope, youngest of the seven Pleiades who married Sisyphus, a mortal; noun in apposition.