The East Palearctic genus Uvarovina comprises two species. However, their identification can sometimes be difficult, even when using all available information. The type localities of U. daurica and U. chinensis are situated at the opposite edges of the genus' range, where the species can be diagnosed easily. In other parts of their range the situation is more complicated, sometimes with contradictory diagnostic characters. The type species U. daurica (Uvarov, 1928) is removed from the synonymy with Peltastes venosus Fischer von Waldheim, 1839. The calling song consists of long sequences of short, isolated syllables.