Two new species and two new combinations within Paleosepharia (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae) from China

In this study, two new species of the leaf-beetle genus Paleosepharia Laboissière, 1936 from China are described: P. subrubra Feng, Yang & Ge, sp. nov. and P. emeiensis Feng, Yang & Ge, sp. nov. Meanwhile, Paleosepharia truncata Laboissière, 1936 is first recorded for China....

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Main Authors: Chuan Feng, Xingke Yang, Siqin Ge
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Published: Pensoft Publishers 2025-02-01
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description In this study, two new species of the leaf-beetle genus Paleosepharia Laboissière, 1936 from China are described: P. subrubra Feng, Yang & Ge, sp. nov. and P. emeiensis Feng, Yang & Ge, sp. nov. Meanwhile, Paleosepharia truncata Laboissière, 1936 is first recorded for China. Additionally, Monolepta bicavipennis Chen, 1942 and Monolepta quadricavata Chen, 1976 are redescribed and proposed as new combinations under Paleosepharia. A key to the Chinese species of Paleosepharia is also provided.
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spelling doaj-art-80ad66a350264cceaac617540d4d2ad52025-02-08T08:31:32ZengPensoft PublishersZooKeys1313-29702025-02-011226254610.3897/zookeys.1226.140239140239Two new species and two new combinations within Paleosepharia (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae) from ChinaChuan Feng0Xingke Yang1Siqin Ge2University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChinese Academy of SciencesUniversity of Chinese Academy of SciencesIn this study, two new species of the leaf-beetle genus Paleosepharia Laboissière, 1936 from China are described: P. subrubra Feng, Yang & Ge, sp. nov. and P. emeiensis Feng, Yang & Ge, sp. nov. Meanwhile, Paleosepharia truncata Laboissière, 1936 is first recorded for China. Additionally, Monolepta bicavipennis Chen, 1942 and Monolepta quadricavata Chen, 1976 are redescribed and proposed as new combinations under Paleosepharia. A key to the Chinese species of Paleosepharia is also provided.https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/140239/download/pdf/
spellingShingle Chuan Feng
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Two new species and two new combinations within Paleosepharia (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae) from China
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title Two new species and two new combinations within Paleosepharia (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae) from China
title_full Two new species and two new combinations within Paleosepharia (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae) from China
title_fullStr Two new species and two new combinations within Paleosepharia (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae) from China
title_full_unstemmed Two new species and two new combinations within Paleosepharia (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae) from China
title_short Two new species and two new combinations within Paleosepharia (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae) from China
title_sort two new species and two new combinations within paleosepharia coleoptera chrysomelidae galerucinae from china
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