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Issue: Vol. 5786 No. 1: 1 Apr. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-04-01
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5786.1.32
Page range: 369-396
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Review of the genus Micraspis Chevrolat, 1836 (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from China and Laos, with description of three new species

Department of Entomology; College of Plant Protection; Engineering Research Center of Biological Control; Ministry of Education; South China Agricultural University; Guangzhou 510640; China
Department of Entomology; College of Plant Protection; Engineering Research Center of Biological Control; Ministry of Education; South China Agricultural University; Guangzhou 510640; China; Department of Forest Protection; College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture; South China Agricultural University; Guangzhou 510640; China
Environment and Plant Protection Institute; Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Science; Haikou 571101; China
Department of Entomology; College of Plant Protection; Engineering Research Center of Biological Control; Ministry of Education; South China Agricultural University; Guangzhou 510640; China
Department of Entomology; College of Plant Protection; Engineering Research Center of Biological Control; Ministry of Education; South China Agricultural University; Guangzhou 510640; China
Coleoptera Coccinellidae Micraspis new species China Laos

Abstract

The genus Micraspis Chevrolat, 1836 from China and Laos is reviewed. Fourteen species are described and illustrated, including three new species, M. elongata Zhu, Chen & Wang sp. nov., M. filapicis Zhu, Chen & Wang sp. nov., and M. varimacula Zhu, Chen & Wang sp. nov. M. pusilla Poorani, 2014, M. tenuilinea (Walker, 1859) and M. kiotoensis (Nakane & Araki, 1960) stat. rev. are firstly recorded from China. The genus Micraspis is firstly recorded from Laos. A key and a distribution map of the known species are also presented.

 

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How to Cite

Zhu, Z.-H., Chen, X.-S., Peng, Z.-Q., Toulakhom, C. & Wang, X.-M. (2026) Review of the genus Micraspis Chevrolat, 1836 (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from China and Laos, with description of three new species. Zootaxa, 5786 (1), 369–396. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5786.1.32