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2024 , Vol. 49 >Issue 4: 320 - 330

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11865/zs.2023121

Original Article

Contribution to the knowledge of the ladybird beetle genus Diomus Mulsant (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), with description of a new species from China

  • Keke Bi ,
  • Xinyue Liang ,
  • Feng Peng ,
  • Lizhi Huo ,
  • Xiaosheng Chen
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  • 1Guangzhou Collaborative Innovation Center on Science-Tech of Ecology and Landscape, Guangzhou Institute of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, Guangzhou 510419, China 2Department of Forest Protection, College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510640, China 3Engineering Research Center of Biological Control, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou 510642, China

Online published: 2023-12-28

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Abstract

The genus Diomus Mulsant, 1850 (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Diomini) from China is herein revised. Five species of Diomus are occurring in the Chinese fauna to date, including a new species from the Dafushan Mountains Forest Park, Guangzhou, Guangdong, namely D. dafushanensis Bi, Peng & Chen, sp. nov. Nomenclatural history, diagnosis, illustrations and distribution were provided for each species. A key to the native species of Diomus from China is also presented.

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Keke Bi , Xinyue Liang , Feng Peng , Lizhi Huo , Xiaosheng Chen . Contribution to the knowledge of the ladybird beetle genus Diomus Mulsant (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), with description of a new species from China[J]. Zoological Systematics, 2024 , 49(4) : 320 -330 . DOI: 10.11865/zs.2023121

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