Open AccessRevision of the genus Adiscus Gistel, 1857 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Cryptocephalinae) from mainland China
Author(s) -
Wenyuan Duan,
HongZhang Zhou
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
zootaxa
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.621
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1175-5334
pISSN - 1175-5326
DOI - 10.11646/zootaxa.5096.1.1
Subject(s) - fauna , biology , mainland china , china , genus , key (lock) , mainland , chinese academy of sciences , zoology , line drawings , ecology , botany , archaeology , geography , engineering , engineering drawing
The mainland Chinese fauna of the leaf beetle genus Adiscus Gistel, 1857 is revised and three new species described: Adiscus daofuensis Duan & Zhou, new species from Sichuan, Gansu and Henan, A. ningshanensis Duan & Zhou, new species from Shaanxi, and A. tanae Duan & Zhou, new species from Tibet. One species is newly recorded from China: A. pubiventris Medvedev, 2008. The mainland Chinese fauna of Adiscus is 35 species, almost all of which are redescribed. Color illustrations and line drawings are provided and a key to all 35 Chinese mainland species. Types of the new species are deposited in the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.