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Issue: Vol. 5786 No. 1: 1 Apr. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-04-01
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5786.1.50
Page range: 573-580
Abstract views: 22
PDF downloaded: 10

A new beetle species, Dactylispa (Triplispa) sicieni sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Hispini) from Xizang, China

State Key Laboratory of Animal Biodiversity Conservation and Integrated Pest Management; Institute of Zoology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing; 100101; China
State Key Laboratory of Animal Biodiversity Conservation and Integrated Pest Management; Institute of Zoology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing; 100101; China
State Key Laboratory of Animal Biodiversity Conservation and Integrated Pest Management; Institute of Zoology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing; 100101; China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing; 100049; China
Coleoptera subgenus tortoise beetle new taxon Qinghai-Xizang Plateau

Abstract

Mêdog County, Xizang Autonomous Region, is situated at the eastern edge of the Himalaya. Almost no survey of Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) has been done there. Here we describe one new species, Dactylispa (Triplispa) sicieni sp. nov., based on six specimens collected during an insect biodiversity survey conducted in 2024. The new species can be readily separated from other congeners by pronotum yellowish, each elytron bearing only two primary spines on the second elytral interval.

 

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How to Cite

Huang, Z.-Z., Yang, X.-K. & Ge, S.-Q. (2026) A new beetle species, Dactylispa (Triplispa) sicieni sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Hispini) from Xizang, China. Zootaxa, 5786 (1), 573–580. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5786.1.50