This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Lee, Chi-Feng, Beenen, Ron (2017): Revision of the genus Shairella Chûjô, 1962 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae) from Taiwan, with descriptions of five new species. Zootaxa 4268 (4): 489-507, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4268.4.2

Abstract

The brachelytrous galerucine genus Shairella Chûjô is reviewed based on examination of 240 specimens. Five new species are described: S. cheni sp. nov., S. chungi sp. nov., S. guoi sp. nov., S. motienensis sp. nov., and S. tsoui sp. nov. The diversity and distribution of most of Shairella species are reflected on one major host plant - Clinopodium laxiflorum var. taiwanianum. Smaller compound eyes relative to otherwise similar galerucines are characteristic for Shairella and may be related to nocturnal behavior. The occurrence of a subapical white band on the antenna and its possible function is discussed.

Key words: Leaf beetles, Clinopodium laxiflorum var. taiwanianum, Hemiboea bicornuta, Strobilanthes flexicaulis, nocturnal behavior, taxonomic revision

GBIF url: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/f2dbeef9-77cf-47d6-a109-a81357210e48
Homepage: https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/summary/DC41FF972B0BB7452760FFBC16243252
Citation: Lee C, Beenen R, plazi (2017). Revision of the genus Shairella Chûjô, 1962 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae) from Taiwan, with descriptions of five new species. Plazi.org taxonomic treatments database. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4268.4.2 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-02-12.