A new subgenus Chrysolina (Latipoda subgen. nov.) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae) from Sichuan and Yunnan Provinces, China

Abstract

AbstractA new subgenus of leaf-beetles Chrysolina (Latipoda subgen. nov.) is described from Hengduan Mountains (Sichuan and Yunnan, China). The subgenus consists of 20 species: Chrysolina boccaccioi Daccordi et Yang, Ch. hongyuanensis Daccordi et Ge, Ch. luobinwangi Ge et Daccordi, Ch. nixiana Lopatin, Ch. wangboi Daccordi et Yang, Ch. yunnana Lopatin, Ch. aquamarina sp. nov., Ch. circe sp. nov., Ch. konstantinovi sp. nov., Ch. leda sp. nov., Ch. luluni sp. nov., Ch. margaritifera sp. nov., Ch. pakhomovae sp. nov., Ch. pascolii sp. nov., Ch. patrikeevi sp. nov., Ch. poloi sp. nov., Ch. riccii sp. nov., Ch. rillingi sp. nov., Ch. romantsovi sp. nov., and Ch. selene sp. nov.The new subgenus is characterized by the following main characters: body mostly bronze, rarely violet or green, or black, last maxillary palpomere narrow, never securiform, similar in both sexes; pronotum without setiferous pores at the corners, with shallow to obsolete lateral impression; prothoracic hypomeron without basal fold, elytral punctures arranged in rows more or less regular; hind wings missing; pygidium without furrow; 1st–3rd tarsomeres with entire sole in both sexes.Types of all previously described species were examined. Key to species is compiled. Photographs of habitus and male aedeagi are presented for all species.