Platyintybia, a new genus of Apalochrini (Coleoptera, Melyridae, Malachiinae) from China

By

Liu, Zhen-hua
Wang, Bessie
Song, Hai-Tian
Bi, Ding
Li, Zhi-Qiang

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1201

Pages

345--356

Subjects

key to genera , new combination , new species , soft-winged flower beetles , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1201.123141

 

Abstract

A new genus of malachiine Melyridae, Platyintybiagen. nov., is described based on several male-specific characters, along with description of its type species, Platyintybia zhongshanensissp. nov., from China. A new combination, Platyintybia sarawakensis (Champion, 1921), comb. nov., is proposed after examining the type specimen; this species is newly recorded from China. A key to the genera of Chinese Apalochrini is provided for the first time.