On the elevation of the subgenus Kubaniellus Kalashian, 1997 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Agrilinae: Aphanisticini) to generic rank and descriptions of two new species from China

Abstract. Based on the differentiating external and genital characters of fundamental significance the subgenus Kubaniellus Kalashian 1997 is formally elevated to the generic rank; two new species of the genus Kubaniellus stat. nov. from China are described and illustrated: K. latipennis sp. nov. from Fujian province and K. olivaceus sp. nov. from Guangxi province.