First record of the genus Macrispa in China, with a redescription of Macrispa saundersii Baly, 1859 (Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae, Botryonopini)

The genus <i>Macrispa</i> Baly, 1859, previously known only from Southeast Asia and south of the Himalayas, has remained unrecorded in China until now. Here, we report the first discovery of <i>Macrispa saundersii</i> Baly, 1859 from Xizang Autonomous Region, China, representing a northward range extension for the genus. Through integrative examination of external morphology and male genitalia, we provide a comprehensive redescription of <i>M. saundersii</i>. High-resolution stacked imaging was employed to document key taxonomic characters, including elytral punctation patterns, stridulatory files, abdominal ventrite structures, and male genitalia.

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ZooKeys
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2025-09-19
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https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1252.142681
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Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
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First record of the genus Macrispa in China, with a redescription of Macrispa saundersii Baly, 1859 (Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae, Botryonopini)

Zheng-Zhong Huang, Shi-Xing Leng, Chaofan Zhang, Si‐Qin Ge et al.
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First record of the genus Macrispa in China, with a redescription of Macrispa saundersii Baly, 1859 (Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae, Botryonopini)

Zheng-Zhong Huang, Shi-Xing Leng, Chaofan Zhang, Si‐Qin Ge, Xingke Yang
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The genus <i>Macrispa</i> Baly, 1859, previously known only from Southeast Asia and south of the Himalayas, has remained unrecorded in China until now. Here, we report the first discovery of <i>Macrispa saundersii</i> Baly, 1859 from Xizang Autonomous Region, China, representing a northward range extension for the genus. Through integrative examination of external morphology and male genitalia, we provide a comprehensive redescription of <i>M. saundersii</i>. High-resolution stacked imaging was employed to document key taxonomic characters, including elytral punctation patterns, stridulatory files, abdominal ventrite structures, and male genitalia.

ZooKeysVol. 1252
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN), Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (CN), Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (CN), University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN), Institute of Zoology (CN)
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hebei University, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
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