Taxonomic review of the genus Ponyalis Fairmaire, 1899 (Coleoptera, Lycidae), with descriptions of six new species from China

By

Fang, Chen
Yang, Yuxia
Yang, Xingke.
Liu, Haoyu

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1203

Pages

325--354

Subjects

Aedeagus , Alpha taxonomy , antennae , differential diagnosis , Distribution , identification key , net-winged beetles , Oriental region

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1203.120166

 

Abstract

The lycid genus Ponyalis Fairmaire, 1899 is reviewed. Six new species are described from China, including P. longicornissp. nov., P. truncatasp. nov., P. dabieshanensissp. nov., P. hainanensissp. nov., P. quadricollimimasp. nov., and P. zhejiangensissp. nov. Nine previously known species, including P. alternata (Pic, 1927), P. fukiensis (Bocak, 1999), P. gracilis (Bocak, 1999), P. himalejica (Bourgeois, 1885), P. klapperichi (Bocak, 1999), P. laticornis Fairmaire, 1899, P. nigrohumeralis (Pic, 1939), P. quadricollis (Kiesenwetter, 1874), and P. variabilis Li, Bocak & Pang, 2015 are illustrated with images of the habitus and aedeagi to make the comparisons with the new species. In addition, a distribution map and an identification key to all 24 species of Ponyalis are provided.