Revision of Chaetocnemasemicoerulea species-group (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini) in China, with descriptions of three new species

Yongying Ruan; Alexander S Konstantinov; Siqin Ge; Xingke Yang

doi:10.3897/zookeys.463.8147

Revision of Chaetocnemasemicoerulea species-group (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini) in China, with descriptions of three new species

Zookeys. 2014 Dec 12:(463):57-74. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.463.8147. eCollection 2014.

Authors

Yongying Ruan¹, Alexander S Konstantinov², Siqin Ge³, Xingke Yang³

Affiliations

¹ Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China ; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100039, China.
² Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA, ARS, Washington DC, USA.
³ Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.

Abstract

Chinese species of Chaetocnemasemicoerulea group are revised and three new species described as new: Chaetocnemasalixis sp. n., Chaetocnemayulongensis sp. n. and Chaetocnemadeqinensis sp. n.. A key to all five species of this group occurring in China and the illustrations of habitus and genitalia are provided. A map of species distribution is given.

Keywords: China; Coleoptera; flea beetles; new species; species group.