A new species of the genus Plotina Lewis, 1896 (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) from Guangdong, China
The genus <i>Plotina</i> Lewis, 1896 (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae, Plotinini) is distributed in the Oriental region. To date, eight species have been described, all of which are currently recorded from China. A new species, <i>Plotina nanlingensis</i> Lin & Wang, <b>sp. nov.</b> is described from the Nanling National Nature Reserve in China. Morphological details and genitalia of the new species are presented. A checklist of all known species in this genus is also provided.
Authors
- Chaorong Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8336-2661)
- Zhendong Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1096-0609)
- Fang Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4449-3073)
- Xingmin Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9327-9159)
- K. Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5963-9429)
- Yan Yi
- Yuhua Lin
Institutions
- South China Agricultural University (CN)
- Fanjingshan National Nature Reserve (CN)
- Institute of Forest Science (RU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ZooKeys
- Published
- 2025-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1260.164418
- Primary Topic
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
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