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Chilocorus albomarginalis POORANI 2023

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Chilocorus albomarginalis (Li & Wang), comb. n.

(Fig. 23)

Phaenochilus albomarginalis Li & Wang, in Li et al. 2017b: 35.

Chilocorus albusolomus (sic): Li et al. 2020a: 11 (misspelled).

Diagnosis. Length: 3.67–3.80 mm; width: 3.60–3.67 mm. Form broad oval, dorsum strongly convex and glabrous; dorsal and ventral sides yellowish, elytral margins whitish and distinctly paler than disc (Fig. 23a–c). Elytra with lateral sides somewhat subparallel for nearly two-thirds of the length. Abdominal postcoxal lines incomplete, ventrite 6 posteriorly distinctly and deeply emarginate (Fig. 23d). Male genitalia with penis guide (Fig. 23e, f) asymmetrical, parameres subequal to or slightly shorter than penis guide, with characteristic, long and dense pubescence on outer and apical margins; penis (Fig. 23g) with inner process of capsule more slender and longer than outer process, apex (Fig. 23h) modified as illustrated.

Distribution. India (Assam) (new record); China (Yunnan).

Material examined. INDIA: Assam, Margherita, 163.5 mts, 27°15’47.4”N 095°41’59.8”E, 14.ix.2014, Sweep net, Yeshwanth, H.M. / genitalia in glass vial pinned to specimen (NCBS).

Notes. This species was originally described under Phaenochilus by Li et al. (2017b) from Yunnan, China and it is transferred to Chilocorus (comb. n.) following the revised phylogenetic classification proposed for Chilocorini by Li et al. (2020b). The species included as “ Chilocorus albusolomus (Li &Wang, 2017) ” by Li et al. (2020a) apparently refers to P. albomarginalis and “ Chilocorus albusolomus ” looks like a lapsus calami and not mentioned anywhere else, including Li et al. (2017b), cited as the original source of this name.

Notes

Published as part of POORANI, J., 2023, An illustrated guide to the lady beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) of the Indian Subcontinent. Part II. Tribe Chilocorini, pp. 1-108 in Zootaxa 5378 (1) on page 34, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5378.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10208917

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
NCBS
Event date
2014-09-14
Verbatim event date
2014-09-14
Scientific name authorship
POORANI
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Coccinellidae
Genus
Chilocorus
Species
albomarginalis
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic status
comb. nov.
Taxonomic concept label
Chilocorus albomarginalis POORANI, 2023 sec. POORANI, 2023

References

  • Li, W., Huo, L., Chen, X., Ren, S. & Wang, X. (2017 b) A new species of the genus Phaenochilus Weise from China (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae, Chilocorini). ZooKeys, 644, 33 - 41. https: // doi. org / 10.3897 / zookeys. 644.9825
  • Li, W., Chen, B., Huo, L., Chen, X. & Wang, X. (2020 a) New record and checklist of Chilocorini (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from China. Biodiversity Data Journal, 8, e 51092. https: // doi. org / 10.3897 / BDJ. 8. e 51092
  • Li, W., Laczynski, P., Escalona, E., Eberl, J., Huo, L., Chen, X., Huang, W., Chen, B., Ahrens, D., Slipinski, A., Tomaszewska, W. & Wang, X. (2020 b) Combined molecular and morphological data provide insights into the evolution and classification of Chilocorini ladybirds (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Systematic Entomology, 45, 447 - 463. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / syen. 12409