Corresponding authors: Yurong He (
Academic editor: M. Thomas
The genus
Lv Y, Zhang X, Ślipiński A, He Y, Wang X (2018) Contribution to the genus
The family
The specimens examined were collected from Luzon, Philippines. All materials were deposited at
Images were taken with digital cameras (AxioCam HRc and Coolsnap-Procf & CRI Micro*Color) connected to a dissecting microscope in the Key Laboratory of Bio-Pesticide Innovation and Application, Engineering Technology Research Center of Agricultural Pest Biocontrol, Guangdong Province of South China. The software AxioVision Rel. 4.8 and Image-Pro Plus 5.1 were used to capture images from the cameras. Software Adobe Photoshop CC 2015 was used for cleaning up images.
Terminology follows
The genus
Morphological characters of the genus
Philippines.
1 | Pronotum reddish yellow, elytra blackish and shiny, with a broad transverse reddish yellow band in middle (Figure |
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– | Pronotum and elytra purplish to black, shiny, without any spots (Figure |
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This species can be recognized by the following combination of characters: pronotum reddish yellow, elytra blackish shiny with a broad transverse reddish yellow band in the middle (Figure
Head reddish yellow (Figure
Body rounded, dorsum strongly convex and glabrous (Figure
Male genitalia (Figure
Philippines: 1 male, Mt. Polis, Lepanto, Luzon Prov., Böttcherleg (
Philippines (Luzon).
This species is similar to
Holotype: Philippines: 1 male, La Trinidad, Luzon Prov., 1300m, 4–5.IV.1968, Benqae (
Philippines (Luzon).
The name
We are grateful to Prof. Shaukat Ali (