Tumidusternus, a new genus of Aspidimerini from China (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae)

Lizhi Huo; Wenjing Li; Xiaosheng Chen; Xingmin Wang; Shunxiang Ren

doi:10.3897/zookeys.511.9582

Tumidusternus, a new genus of Aspidimerini from China (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae)

Zookeys. 2015 Jul 2:(511):81-7. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.511.9582. eCollection 2015.

Authors

Lizhi Huo¹, Wenjing Li¹, Xiaosheng Chen¹, Xingmin Wang¹, Shunxiang Ren¹

Affiliation

¹ Engineering Research Center of Biological Control, Ministry of Education; College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.

Abstract

Tumidusternus gen. n., along with Tumidusternusfujianensis sp. n. (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae, Aspidimerini) from China is described and illustrated. A key to the tribe Aspidimerini is given.

Keywords: Aspidimerini; China; Coccinellidae; Coleoptera; Tumidusternus; new genus; new species.