A new species of the genus Plotina Lewis, 1896 (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) from Guangdong, China

By

Lin, Fang
Wang, Xingmin
Li, Kuan
Li, Chaorong
Huang, Zhendong
Yi, Yan
Lin, Yuhua

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025-11-21

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1260

Pages

345--351

Subjects

Checklist , imaginal structures , lady beetle , male genitalia , Nanling , Plotinini , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1260.164418

 

Abstract

<br> The genus<br> Plotina<br> Lewis, 1896 (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae, Plotinini) is distributed in the Oriental region. To date, eight species have been described, all of which are currently recorded from China. A new species,<br> Plotina nanlingensis<br> Lin &amp; Wang,<br> sp. nov.<br> is described from the Nanling National Nature Reserve in China. Morphological details and genitalia of the new species are presented. A checklist of all known species in this genus is also provided.<br>