https://scholars.tari.gov.tw/handle/123456789/15730| Title: | Taiwanoshaira Lee & Beenen, a new genus and first record of moss-inhabiting Galerucinae sensu stricto (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) from Taiwan | Authors: | Chi-Feng Lee Ron Beenen |
Keywords: | cloud forest;leaf beetle;Malaise trap;moss;nocturnal;taxonomy | Issue Date: | Jun-2020 | Publisher: | Pensoft Publishers | Journal Issue: | 944 | Start page/Pages: | 129-146 | Source: | Zookeys | Abstract: | Taiwanoshaira Lee & Beenen gen. nov. is described. It represents the first genus of Galerucinae (s. str.) in Taiwan documented to inhabit moss cushions. Shaira chujoi Kimoto, 1982 is transferred to Taiwanoshaira, as follows: T. chujoi (Kimoto), comb. nov. Two new species, T. taipingshanensis sp. nov. and T. tsoui sp. nov., are described. Adults of T. taipingshanensis sp. nov. were observed feeding on the moss species Plagiomnium vesicatum (Besch.) T.J. Kop. (Mniaceae). Microhabitats and distribution of Taiwanoshaira species are discussed. |
URI: | https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/53099/ https://scholars.tari.gov.tw/handle/123456789/15730 |
ISSN: | 1313-2989 | DOI: | 10.3897/zookeys.944.53099 |
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