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

By

Feng, Chuan
Yang, Xingke.
Ge, Si-Qin

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1226

Pages

25--46

Subjects

China , identification key , leaf beetles , new combination , new record , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1226.140239

 

Abstract

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.