Contribution to the knowledge of Chinese Epilachna Chevrolat with descriptions of new species (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Epilachnini)
This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Pang, Hong, Ślipiński, Adam, U, Yap Ing W, Zuo, Yongsheng (2012): Contribution to the knowledge of Chinese Epilachna Chevrolat with descriptions of new species (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Epilachnini). Zootaxa 3420 (1): 1-37, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3420.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3420.1.1
Abstract
The results of examination of extensive collections of Epilachna Chevrolat (Coccinellidae: Epilachnini) from China, housed at the Natural History Museum Basel and the Museum of Biology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou are presented. New distribution data of 33 species and detailed digital illustrations of external morphology and male genitalia of 20 poorly known species are included. Six new species: Epilachna bocaki, E. crepida, E. echinata, E. hamulifera, E. max, E. sichuana Pang et Ś lipi ń ski spp. nov. are described. An updated list of 106 species of Epilachna recorded from China is also presented.
Key words. Cucujoidea, Coccinellidae, Epilachnini, Epilachna, China, new faunistic records, new species, checklist