Revision of the subgenus Orthoscymnus Canepari of Scymnus Kugelann (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae), with descriptions of four new species

By

Chen, Xiao-Sheng
Canepari, Claudio
Wang, Xingmin
Ren, Shunxiang

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2016

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

552

Pages

91-107

Subjects

China , Coccinelloidea , Himalaya , Nepal , new combination , new species , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.552.6167

 

Abstract

The subgenus Orthoscymnus Canepari, 1997 of Scymnus Kugelann, 1794 is herein revised. Seven species of the Orthoscymnus fauna are recognized, of which four species, Scymnus (O.) jilongicussp. n., S. (O.) paradoxussp. n., S. (O.) crispatussp. n. and S. (O.) duomaculatussp. n., are described as new to science. Scymnus (O.) rhododendri Canepari is recorded from China for the first time. Scymnus (Pullus) robustibasalis Yu is transferred to the subgenus Orthoscymnus (comb. n.). All species are diagnosed, described and illustrated, and distributions are provided for each species. A key to the species is included.