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"text": "Holotype. ♂, China, Hainan Province, Yongxing Island, Xisha District, Sansha City, 23-III-2017, coll. Bo CAI, yellow pan traps (NJFU).[…]\nEtymology. The specific epithet is named after Xisha District, Hainan Province, where the species was first discovered.",
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