The genus Argopistes Motschulsky from Japan and Taiwan, with descriptions of three new species from Taiwan (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini)

By

Lee, Chi-Feng 1968-
Chiang, Ming-Yao
Suenaga, Haruki

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1215

Pages

151--183

Subjects

Chionanthus , Fraxinus , Jasminum , Ligustrum , Olea , Oleaceae , Osmanthus , Syringa

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1215.134871

 

Abstract

Four previously described species of Argopistes are recognized and redescribed from Japan and Taiwan: A. biplagiatus Motschulsky, 1860, A. rufus Chen, 1934, A. tsekooni Chen, 1934, and A. unicolor Jacoby, 1885. Three new species from Taiwan, A. jungchanisp. nov., A. tsouisp. nov., and A. yuaesp. nov., are described. Descriptions of species include illustrations of aedeagi, antennae, gonocoxae, abdominal ventrite VIII, and spermathecae. Argopistes rufus Chen, 1934, stat. nov. is raised to species status from a variety of A. biplagiatus Motschulsky, 1860. Argopistes coccinelliformis Csiki, 1940, syn. nov. and A. ryukyuensis Shigetoh & Suenaga, 2022, syn. nov. are proposed as junior synonyms of A. rufus Chen, 1934 Lectotypes are designated for A. undecimmaculata Jacoby, 1885, A. unicolor Jacoby, 1885, and A. biplagiatus var. rufus Chen, 1934.