The genus Batophila Foudras, 1860 (Coleoptera, Chrysomeliae, Galerucinae, Alticitae) in Taiwan, with descriptions of 11 new species

By

Lee, Chi-Feng 1968-

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025-11-3

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1258

Pages

73--118

Subjects

host plant , leaf beetles , Melastomataceae , Polygonaceae , Rosaceae , Rubus , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1258.163900

 

Abstract

<br> The Taiwanese species of the genus<br> Batophila<br> Foudras, 1860 are revised.<br> Batophila acutangula<br> Heikertinger, 1921 is removed from the list of Taiwanese fauna.<br> Batophila taiwanica<br> Döberl, 2010 is recognized and redescribed. Additionally, eleven new species from Taiwan are described:<br> B. alishanensis<br> sp. nov.<br> ,<br> B. choui<br> sp. nov.<br> ,<br> B. chungi<br> sp. nov.<br> ,<br> B. houjayi<br> sp. nov.<br> ,<br> B. huangi<br> sp. nov.<br> ,<br> B. jungchani<br> sp. nov.<br> ,<br> B. meihuai<br> sp. nov.<br> ,<br> B. tsoui<br> sp. nov.<br> ,<br> B. wusheensis<br> sp. nov.<br> ,<br> B. yehi<br> sp. nov.<br> , and<br> B. yuae<br> sp. nov.<br> The species descriptions include illustrations of aedeagi, antennae, gonocoxae, abdominal ventrite VIII, and spermathecae.<br>