The genus Batophila Foudras, 1860 (Coleoptera, Chrysomeliae, Galerucinae, Alticitae) in Taiwan, with descriptions of 11 new species
Journal
ZooKeys
Journal Issue
1258
Start Page
73
End Page
118
ISSN
1313-2989
Date Issued
2025
Author(s)
農業部農業試驗所
Abstract
The Taiwanese species of the genus Batophila Foudras, 1860 are revised. Batophila acutangula Heikertinger, 1921 is removed from the list of Taiwanese fauna. Batophila taiwanica D & ouml;berl, 2010 is recognized and redescribed. Additionally, eleven new species from Taiwan are described: B. alishanensis sp. nov., B. choui sp. nov., B. chungi sp. nov., B. houjayi sp. nov., B. huangi sp. nov., B. jungchani sp. nov., B. meihuai sp. nov., B. tsoui sp. nov., B. wusheensis sp. nov., B. yehi sp. nov., and B. yuae sp. nov. The species descriptions include illustrations of aedeagi, antennae, gonocoxae, abdominal ventrite VIII, and spermathecae.
Subjects
Melastomataceae
Polygonaceae
Rosaceae
Rubus
Host plant
leaf beetles
taxonomy
SDGs
Publisher
Pensoft Publishers
Type
journal article