Revision of Aplosonyx Chevrolat, 1836 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae) from China, with descriptions of three new species

Chuan Feng; Xing-Ke Yang; Yang Liu; Zhi-Qiang Li

doi:10.3897/zookeys.1154.98336

Revision of Aplosonyx Chevrolat, 1836 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae) from China, with descriptions of three new species

Zookeys. 2023 Mar 21:1154:159-222. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1154.98336. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Chuan Feng^{1

2}, Xing-Ke Yang^{1

3}, Yang Liu², Zhi-Qiang Li¹

Affiliations

¹ Guangdong Public Laboratory of Wild Animal Conservation and Utilization, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Conservation and Resource Utilization, Institute of Zoology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510260, China Institute of Zoology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences Guangdong China.
² Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China (Northwest University), Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Animal Conservation, College of Life Science, Northwest University, Taibai North Road 229, Xi'an 710069, China Northwest University Xi'an China.
³ Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China.

Abstract

In this study, 21 species of the leaf-beetle genus Aplosonyx in China are described, including three new species, Aplosonyxancorellasp. nov., Aplosonyxnigricornissp. nov. and Aplosonyxwudangensissp. nov., and 1 new record, Aplosonyxduvivieri Jacoby, 1900. Additionally, Aplosonyxancorafulvescens Chen, 1964 is elevated to species. A key to the Chinese species of Aplosonyx is provided.

Keywords: Aplosonyx; China; leaf beetles; new record; new species; taxonomy.

Chuan Feng, Xing-Ke Yang, Yang Liu, Zhi-Qiang Li.