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A review of the genus Henosepilachna Li, 1961 (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from China
Mao-Lin Ye1, Quan Zhang2, Zheng-Qiang Peng3
1College of Plant Protection; South China Agricultural University; Engineering Research Center of Biological Control; Ministry of Education; Guangzhou 510640; China. yml6014027@163.com.
Abstract:
In the present study, the taxonomy of the genus Henosepilachna Li, 1961 from China is revised to include 29 species. Four species are newly described: Henosepilachna bellatula Ye, Chen & Wang, sp. nov., Henosepilachna megista Ye, Chen & Wang, sp. nov., Henosepilachna tenuis Ye, Chen & Wang, sp. nov. and Henosepilachna hornoformis Ye, Chen & Wang, sp. nov. Henosepilachna genitalis Hoàng, 1977 is recorded from China for the first time. Diagnosis, detailed description and illustrations for each species are presented. A key to the Chinese species of Henosepilachna is also given.
