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Issue: Vol. 1898 No. 1: 13 Oct. 2008
Type: Article
Published: 2008-10-13
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1898.1.5
Page range: 63–68
Abstract views: 65
PDF downloaded: 4

A new species of genus Aplosonyx Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae) from China, with a key to the Chinese known species

Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, P. R. China Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management (Northwest A&F University), Ministry of Education, Northwest A&F University, Yangling Shaanxi, 712100, P. R.China
Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, P. R. China
Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management (Northwest A&F University), Ministry of Education, Northwest A&F University, Yangling Shaanxi, 712100, P. R.China
Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, P. R. China
Coleoptera Chrysomelidae Galerucinae Aplosonyx new species China

Abstract

A new species, Aplosonyx metallicus Chen from Sichuan Province is described. A. pictus omeiensis is resurrected from synonymy with A. pictus and elevated to species. Both A. pictus and A. omeiensis are transferred from Sphenoraia back to the genus Aplosonyx. And a key to the Chinese species is provided.

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