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Phylogenetic trees were constructed for eight known and four new species, and genetic distances were calculated. High-resolution images of\n                    <jats:italic>B. batak<\/jats:italic>\n                    (Yamane, 2007),\n                    <jats:italic>B. flavipes<\/jats:italic>\n                    (Yamane, 2007),\n                    <jats:italic>B. nakasujii<\/jats:italic>\n                    (Yashiro et al., 2010),\n                    <jats:italic>B. pilidorsalis<\/jats:italic>\n                    (Yamane, 2007),\n                    <jats:italic>B. wallacea<\/jats:italic>\n                    (Yamane, 2007), and\n                    <jats:italic>B. brevidorsa<\/jats:italic>\n                    Xu, 1994 are provided. 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