Notes on Arthrotus Motschulsky, 1857 from Nanling region of China (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), with descriptions of two new species

Jian Shen; Hai-Dong Yang; Chang-Ping Ding; Mei-Xia Yang

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5528.1.50

Notes on Arthrotus Motschulsky, 1857 from Nanling region of China (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), with descriptions of two new species

Zootaxa. 2024 Oct 23;5528(1):744-757. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5528.1.50.

Authors

Jian Shen¹, Hai-Dong Yang², Chang-Ping Ding³, Mei-Xia Yang⁴

Affiliations

¹ Shaanxi Institute of Zoology; Xi'an; Shaanxi 710000; China. [email protected].
² 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. [email protected].
³ Shaanxi Institute of Zoology; Xi'an; Shaanxi 710000; China. [email protected].
⁴ Shaanxi Institute of Zoology; Xi'an; Shaanxi 710000; China. [email protected].

PMID: 39646858
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5528.1.50

Abstract

Seventeen species of Arthrotus Motschulsky, 1857 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae) from the Nanling area of China are reviewed, including two new species: A. hamatus sp. nov. and A. oculatus sp. nov., and one newly recorded species for China: A. kalimponganus Kimoto, 2004. Illustrations of the habitus and external genitalia of the new species are provided, and a key to the species of Arthrotus from Nanling region is given.

MeSH terms

Animal Distribution*
Animal Structures / anatomy & histology
Animal Structures / growth & development
Animals
Body Size
China
Coleoptera* / anatomy & histology
Coleoptera* / classification
Female
Male
Organ Size