taxonID	type	description	language	source
753D87A7FFD2FF87FF5DFA2DFA4AD15A.taxon	description	Head. Small, deeply inserted into prothorax. Compound eyes elongate or sub-spherical. Anterior part of labrum incised. Apical segment of maxillary palpi slender, twice as long as penultimate segment. Antennae extending to base of elytra, segments 7 – 11 broadened apically. Thorax and abdomen. Pronotum with coarse punctures; anterior margin broadly emarginate with projecting anterior angles; anterior side, lateral side and posterior side with margin. Scutellum triangular with rounded apex, impunctate or © Zoological Systematics, 40 (1): 1 – 30 with sparse punctures. Elytra broader than pronotum at base, slightly broadened after middle (Fig. 14); with ten striae arranged in single stria or double striae, not including incomplete basal scutellar row; humeral callus prominent or not; apically interspace tapered and narrow; interspace equally spaced except 8 th which is wider. Epipleura plain, flat, broadened basally, slightly narrowed posteriorly, inner edge without hairs. Underside. Prosternal process narrow or wide, truncate apically, slightly broadened; procoxal cavities open behind; mesosternal process broadened, emarginate apically (Fig. 2 A); antero-lateral plate of metaventrite small or large, without punctures (Fig. 2 A). Legs. Femora robust (Fig. 2 A); tibiae slender, outer-lateral margin of tibiae curved, with dense pubescence especially at apex; third segment of tarsi bilobed; onychium enlarged or not apically (Fig. 2 D), claws simple (Fig. 2 D). Aedeagus. In dorsal view broadened basally, tapered to apex, slightly pointed apically (Fig. 3 C); in lateral view bent at left angles (Fig. 3 D); internal sac invisible at posterior border of basal foramen; flagellum invisible. Spermatheca. Falciform or C-shaped, with or without long convoluted duct, with or without bulbiform structure (Figs 3 F, 4 E). Remarks. The genus is similar of Neophaedon, but it can be distinguished by the following characters: punctures of eight stria entire and reach the apex of elytra, metaventrite with antero-lateral plate. Distribution. Worldwide except Australia Region and Africa Region, temperate and sub-tropical regions.	en	Ge, Si-Qin, Daccordi, Mauro, Ren, Jing, Yang, Xing-Ke (2015): Revision of Phaedon Latreille from China (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Zoological Systematics 40 (1): 1-30, DOI: 10.11865/zs.20150101, URL: http://zoobank.org/3c258069-729b-4e0f-85f6-780514e61235
753D87A7FFD0FF80FF5DFBCBFDBCD3F8.taxon	description	Description. Body length 3.5 mm, width 2.6 mm. Body elongate, rather convex, hind wings absent. Colour darkbrown with metallic reddish-purple; underside, legs, antennae, maxillary palpi black; two basal segments of antennae more or less reddish-brown. Head. Frons and vertex with coarse and sparse punctures (Fig. 2 B). Antennae slender, extending beyond to humeri, shown as Figs 3 A, 3 B. Thorax and abdomen. Pronotum length 0.1 mm, width 1.6 mm; straight basely, rounded outward; base margined; disc with coarse, dense punctures. Scutellum triangular, apex slightly rounded; smooth and impunctate. Elytra length 2.6 mm; slightly broader than pronotum at base, humeri not convex; punctures striae arranged in pairs, especially 6, 7 and 8, 9 striae; 6, 7 and 8, 9 joined together at base; 9 situated much nearer to lateral margin than 8, much sparse; interspace flat, impunctate, with longitudinal lines and transversal rugosity. Underside. Prosternal process narrow, apex slightly widen; hypomeron, mesoventrite, metaventrite and abdomen with dense and coarse punctures; antero-lateral plate of metaventrite small, impunctate. Aedeagus. Shown as Figs 3 C, 3 D. Spermatheca. Shown as Fig. 3 F. Material examined. Holotype male, Sichuan, Dege Queershan, West slope (elev. 4 250 m), 7 July 1983, coll. Shu-Yong Wang (IZCAS). Paratypes: 1 female, Sichuan, Dege Queershan (elev. 4 600 m), 7 July 1983, coll. Xue-Zhong Zhang (IZCAS); 1 male, 1 female, Queershan Yakou (elev. 4 250 m), 7 July 1983, coll. Shu-Yong Wang (IZCAS); 1 male, West slope (elev. 4 250 m), 7 July 1983, coll. Shu-Yong Wang (IZCAS); 1 male, Dege Keluodong (elev. 3 600 m), 25 July 1983, coll. Xue-Zhong Zhang (IZCAS); 5 males and 1 female, Garze (elev. 4 000 – 4 300 m), 9 – 10 July 1983, coll. Shu-Yong Wang, Chun-Lai Niu (IZCAS); 1 female, Sichuan, Dege Queershan, East slope (elev. 4 700 m), 7 July 1983, coll. ShuYong Wang (IZCAS). Other materials: 1 female, China, W. Sichuan, road Qianning Dawu pass 35 km NNW. Qianning (elev. 3 951 m), 1 August 1994, coll. J. Tuma. alpine and forest region (MDC); 1 male and 2 females, China, N. Yunnan, Dali Bai Nat. Aut. Prof. 4 km E Dali old town, shore terrain of Er Hai Lake (25 ° 42 ʹ N, 100 ° 01 ʹ 5 ʺ E; elev. 2 020 m), 27 July – © Zoological Systematics, 40 (1): 1 – 30 21 October 2003, coll. David W. Wrase, young willows with Kontgrass, under vegetation / in roots (HKC); 1 female, China, W. Sichuan, Ganzi, Tibet Aut. Pref. Yajiang Co., Shalui Shan 20 km W. Yaijiang, brook cleft alp. meadow (30 ° 01 ʹ N, 100 ° 41 ʹ E; elev. 4 250 m), 2 August 1999, coll. D. W. Wrase (HKC); 1 female, China, E. Qinghai, Huashixia (elev. 4 200 m), 27 June 1992 (MDC). Remarks. The species is distinguished from P. apterus Wang by interspace of elytra striae smooth and impunctate, with transveral rugosity; epipleura smooth and impunctate. Distribution. China (Sichuan, Yunnan).	en	Ge, Si-Qin, Daccordi, Mauro, Ren, Jing, Yang, Xing-Ke (2015): Revision of Phaedon Latreille from China (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Zoological Systematics 40 (1): 1-30, DOI: 10.11865/zs.20150101, URL: http://zoobank.org/3c258069-729b-4e0f-85f6-780514e61235
753D87A7FFD4FF83FF5DFC70FDBCD3B6.taxon	description	Description. Body length 3.0 – 3.2 mm, width 2.0 – 2.2 mm. Body elongate, rather convex, hind wings absent. Colour general colour purple, shining; antennae black. Head. Frons and vertex with fine and sparse punctures. Antennae showing as Figs 5 A, 5 B. Thorax and abdomen. Pronotum length 0.9 mm, width 1.7 mm; alutaceous, fairly closed punctuate in the middle, more strongly and very sparingly punctuate at sides. Scutellum triangular, apex rounded, smooth and impunctate. Elytra length 2.5 mm; with regular striae, interspace shargreen and impunctate. Underside. Prosternal process narrow, apex slightly widened. Hypomeron, mesoventrite and metaventrite, abdomen with fine and sparse punctures. Antero-lateral plate of metaventrite large and impunctate. Aedeagus. Shown as Figs 5 C, 5 D. Spermatheca. Shown as Fig. 5 E. Material examined. Holotype male, Sichuan, Batang, Haizishan (elev. 4 350 – 4 600 m), 19 August 1982, coll. ShuYong Wang (IZCAS). Allotype female, same data as holotype (IZCAS). Paratypes: 10 males and 15 females, same data as holotype (IZCAS); 1 male, Yunnan, Deqin, Baimang Xueshan, East slope (elev. 4 000 m), 29 August 1981, coll. Shu-Yong Wang (IZCAS). Other materials: 1 male, 3 female, China. N. W. Sichuan, Pass Zokm NW Rongbaca picea forest (31 ° 46 ʹ N, 99 ° 32 ʹ E; elev. 4 091 m), 20 July 1995, coll. Jaroslav Turma (1 male and 1 female in IZCAS; 2 female in MDC); 2 male, 1 female, China, Sichuan, road Garze-batang, pass 25 km, S. Garze (elev. 4 000 – 4 500 m), 8 – 10 July 1995, coll. Kalab (1 male in MDC, 1 male and 1 female in IZCAS). Remarks. The species is distinguished by the purple colour, the absence of hind wings and antennae black. Distribution. China (Sichuan, Yunnan).	en	Ge, Si-Qin, Daccordi, Mauro, Ren, Jing, Yang, Xing-Ke (2015): Revision of Phaedon Latreille from China (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Zoological Systematics 40 (1): 1-30, DOI: 10.11865/zs.20150101, URL: http://zoobank.org/3c258069-729b-4e0f-85f6-780514e61235
753D87A7FFD4FF8EFF5DF89CFE31D7FA.taxon	description	Description. Body length 4.2 – 4.5 mm, width 2.3 – 2.7 mm. Body elongate, rather convex, hind wings present. Colour dark blue, tarsi and last segment of abdomen yellowish brown. © Zoological Systematics, 40 (1): 1 – 30 © Zoological Systematics, 40 (1): 1 – 30 Head. With coarse and dense punctures. Antennae shown as Figs 6 A, 6 B. Thorax and abdomen. Pronotum length 0.9 mm, width 1.8 mm; disc with coarse and dense punctures. Scutellum triangular, impunctate. Elytra length 3.4 mm; striae regular, interspace with fine and dense punctures; interspace ninth and tenth striae equal in length; epipleuron with fine and sparse punctures. Underside. Prosternal process narrow, slightly widened apically; hypomeron, mesoventriate, metaventrate and abdomen with dense and coarse punctures; antero-lateral plate of metaventrite large and impunctate. © Zoological Systematics, 40 (1): 1 – 30 Aedeagus. Shown as Figs 6 E, 6 F. Spermatheca. Shown as Fig. 6 G. Material examined. Lectotype male, labelled: armoraciae / No. 16 / Lectotype / Lectotype, Chrysomela armoraciae Linné, 1758, male, Designated, S. GE, 2004 / Phaedon armoraciae (L.), Det. S. GE, 2004. Paralectotypes: 2 males, 1 female, same data as lectotype (LSUK). Other materials: 7 males and 5 females, Beijing, Badaling (elev. 700 m), 29 June 1962, coll. Shu-Yong Wang (IZCAS); 1 male, Xinjiang, Altai (elev. 800 m), 23 August 1960, coll. Shu-Yong Wang (IZCAS). Remarks. The species can be distinguished from other species of the genus by the following characters: dorsum without markings; hind wing present; third antennal segment shorter than second; elytral interstice 9 and 10 equal in width; epipleuron broadened basally, with punctures. Distribution. China (Beijing, Hebei, Xinjiang), Russia (Siberia), Central Asia, Europe. Host plant. Armoracia sp.	en	Ge, Si-Qin, Daccordi, Mauro, Ren, Jing, Yang, Xing-Ke (2015): Revision of Phaedon Latreille from China (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Zoological Systematics 40 (1): 1-30, DOI: 10.11865/zs.20150101, URL: http://zoobank.org/3c258069-729b-4e0f-85f6-780514e61235
753D87A7FFD9FF8FFF5DFD28FA48DD3B.taxon	description	Description. Body length 3.4 – 3.9 mm, width 2.2 – 2.5 mm. Body elongate, rather convex, hind wings present. Colour. Dorsum metallic blue, purple or black, sometimes dark aerugo; underside of body, legs black or dark blue, last segment of abdomen yellowish brown; antennae black, basal two segments of antennae reddish brown. Head. Frons and vertex with very coarse and dense punctures. Antennae shown as Figs 7 A, 7 B. Thorax and abdomen. Pronotum length 0.65 mm, width 1.75 mm; disc with dense and coarse punctures, with one longitudinal impunctate stripe in medal line. Scutellum subtriangular, impunctate. Elytra length 3.0 mm; elytra striae regular, ninth stria closed to lateral margin, tenth situated lateral margin, shagreened; interspace with very fine and sparse punctures, sometimes impunctate; epipleuron with dense punctures. Underside. Prosternal process narrow, slightly widened apically. Hypomeron, mesoventriate, metaventrate and abdomen with dense and coarse punctures. Antero-lateral plate of metaventrite large and impunctate. Aedeagus. Shown as Figs 7 C, 7 D. Spermatheca. Shown as Fig. 7 E. Material examined. Holotype, male, China, coll. Baly (BMNH). Other materials: 1 male, Yunnan, Jingjiang, 31 March 1919, coll. unknown (IZCAS); 1 male and 3 females, Zhejiang, Mt. Tianmu, 21 September 1953, coll. unknown (IZCAS); 1 female, Zhejiang, Zhoushan, Dinghai, 24 April 1991, coll. unknown (IZCAS); 2 males, Zhejiang, Qingyuan, Baishanzu (elev. 1 300 m), 19 April 1994, coll. Hong Wu (IZCAS); 1 female, Fujian, Longqishan, 21 May 1991, coll. Hong Liu (IZCAS); 1 male, Fujian, Jianyang, Huangkeng (elev. 270 m), 11 April 1960, coll. Yi-Ran Zhang (IZCAS); 1 female, Guangxi, Guilin, 12 October 1932, coll. unknown (IZCAS); 1 female, Guangxi, Longzhou (elev. 800 m), 26 March 1998, coll. Chun-Sheng Wu (IZCAS); 1 male, 1 female, Guangxi, Daxin (elev. 280 m), 30 March 1998, coll. Chun-Sheng Wu (IZCAS); 1 male, Guangxi, Jingxi (elev. 840 m), 1 April 1998, coll. unknown (IZCAS); 1 female, Yunnan, Wenquan, 26 April 1982, coll. Chun-Mei Huang (IZCAS); 2 males, 3 females, China, W. Henan, Quanbaoshan, Xiangershan (39 ° 07 ' N, 111 ° 25 ' E; elev. 1 600 – 2 000 m), 23 – 24 May 2010, coll. Jaroslov Turna (MDC); 1 male, 1 female, China, Shaanxi, bank tributary of Wei He riv., 7 km E Zhouzhi auto-route km 100 (106.17 ° E, 34.09 ° N; elev. 400 m), 24 August 1975, coll. Wrase (MDC); 1 male and 2 females, China, Yunnan, Dali Bai Nat. Aut. Pref. 4 km E Dali old town, shore terrain of Er Hai Lake, Young willows with knotgrass under vegetation in roots (25 ° 42 ' N, 100 ° 01 ' 5 " E; elev. 2 020 m), 27 August – 21 October 2003, coll. Wrase (MDC). Remarks. The species is similar to Phaedon alticola Chen, but it can be distinguished by the following characters: dorsum with same colour; head with dense punctures; interspace of elytra with very fine and sparse punctures, sometimes impunctate. The ninth stria of elytra is closed to lateral margin. Distribution. China (Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hubei, Hunan, Fujian, Taiwan, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan), Japan, Vietnam. Host plant. Brassica sp., Pekinensis sp., Rupr sp. or Ruppia, Raphanus sp., Capsella sp., Allium sp., Beta sp., Lactuca sp. © Zoological Systematics, 40 (1): 1 – 30 © Zoological Systematics, 40 (1): 1 – 30	en	Ge, Si-Qin, Daccordi, Mauro, Ren, Jing, Yang, Xing-Ke (2015): Revision of Phaedon Latreille from China (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Zoological Systematics 40 (1): 1-30, DOI: 10.11865/zs.20150101, URL: http://zoobank.org/3c258069-729b-4e0f-85f6-780514e61235
753D87A7FFDFFF89FF5DFF71FDEAD48C.taxon	description	Description. Body length 3.8 – 4.0 mm, width 2.0 – 2.2 mm. Body elongate, rather convex, hind wings present. Colour dark blue, green or purple, basal two segments of antennae, tarsi, apical margin of abdominal segments yellowish brown. Head. Frons and vertex with dense and coarse punctures. Antennae shown as Figs 8 A, 8 B. Thorax and abdomen. Pronotum length 0.9 mm, width 1.6 mm; disc with dense and coarse punctures. Scutellum. Subtriangular, smooth. Elytra length 3.0 mm; striae regular, interspace with fine and dense punctures. Epipleuron with fine and sparse punctures. Legs. Apex of onychium slightly enlarged. Underside. Prosternal process narrow, slightly widened apically. Hypomeron, mesoventriate, metaventrate and abdomen with dense and coarse punctures. Antero-lateral plate of © Zoological Systematics, 40 (1): 1 – 30 metaventrite large and impunctate. Aedeagus. Shown as Figs 8 E, 8 F. Spermatheca. Shown as Fig. 8 G. Material examined. 4 males and 5 females, China, Xinjiang, Qinghe, Ertai (elev. 940 m), 2 July 1960, coll. Shu-Yong Wang (IZCAS); 1 male, China, Xinjiang, Qinghe, Ertai (elev. 940 m), 30 June 1960, coll. Fa-Cai Zhang (IZCAS). Remarks. The species is similar to Phaedon alticola Chen, but it can be distinguished by the following characters: dorsum with same colour, head and pronotum with dense punctures, and interspace of elytra with dense and fine punctures. Distribution. China (Xinjiang).	en	Ge, Si-Qin, Daccordi, Mauro, Ren, Jing, Yang, Xing-Ke (2015): Revision of Phaedon Latreille from China (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Zoological Systematics 40 (1): 1-30, DOI: 10.11865/zs.20150101, URL: http://zoobank.org/3c258069-729b-4e0f-85f6-780514e61235
753D87A7FFDEFF89FF5DFDB6FCB6D1D9.taxon	description	Description. Body length 4.2 – 4.3 mm, width 2.3 – 2.4 mm. Body elongate, rather convex, hind wings present. Colour greenish blue, often with golden, purplish or violaceus; apex of abdomen usually entirely black. Head. With coarse and dense punctures. Antennae shown as Figs 9 A, 9 B. Thorax and abdomen. Pronotum length 0.9 mm, width 1.7 mm; disc with coarse and dense punctures. Scutellum triangular, impunctate. Elytra length 3.3 mm; striae regular, interspace with fine and dense punctures; interspace ninth and tenth striae equal in length, punctures of lateral stria 4 – 5 times than their diameter. Epipleuron with fine and sparse punctures. Underside. Prosternal process narrow, slightly widened apically. Hypomeron, mesoventriate, metaventrate and abdomen with dense and coarse punctures. Antero-lateral plate of metaventrite large and impunctate. Aedeagus. Shown as Figs 9 C, 9 D. Spermatheca. Shown as Fig. 9 E. Material examined. 1 male, Russia, Dzakhanskij, tzs-Gol, 10 km (elev. 1 300 m) (MDC). Remarks. The species is similar to P. armoraciae, but it can be distinguished from the latter by following: elytra strongly shining, usually greenish-blue, often with golden, purplish or violaceus reflex; apex of abdomen usually entirely black; punctures of lateral stria 4 – 5 times than their diameter. We add this species here because it occurs in border of China, and it probably occurs in China too. Distribution. Russia (border of China, near Xinjiang), Europe.	en	Ge, Si-Qin, Daccordi, Mauro, Ren, Jing, Yang, Xing-Ke (2015): Revision of Phaedon Latreille from China (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Zoological Systematics 40 (1): 1-30, DOI: 10.11865/zs.20150101, URL: http://zoobank.org/3c258069-729b-4e0f-85f6-780514e61235
753D87A7FFDEFF8BFF5DFB4BFA48DD3B.taxon	description	Description. Body length 3.4 – 3.8 mm, width 2.0 – 2.4 mm. Body elongate, rather convex, hind wings reduced. Colour. Dorsum metallic dark green; underside of two basal antennal segments, all tibiae, and two basal segments of tarsi yellowish brown; labrum, onychium, bases of tibiae, and other antennal segments black. Underside black with bronze reflection. Head. Frons and vertex with dense and coarse punctures, interspersed very fine punctures. Antennae shown as Figs 10 A, 10 B. Thorax and abdomen. Pronotum length 1.0 mm, width 2.0 mm; disc with sparse and fine punctures, much bigger and denser in lateral sides. Scutellum subtriangular, with very fine punctures. Elytra with regular striae; interspace of elytra with fine and dense punctures. Epipleuron with dense and fine punctures. Underside. Prosternal process narrow, with few separate punctures, slightly widened apically. Hypomeron, mesoventriate, metaventrate and abdomen with dense and coarse punctures. Antero-lateral plate of metaventrite narrow and impunctate. Aedeagus. Shown as Figs 10 C, 10 D. Spermatheca. Shown as Fig. 10 E. Material examined. Holotype male, China, Sichuan, E. Danba, E. Suopo, H (30 ° 52 ' 54 " N, 102 ° 03 ' 05 " E – 30 ° 52 ' 46 " N, 102 ° 03 ' 34 " E; elev. 4 560 – 4 780 m), 14 August 2004, coll. Belousov and Kabak (ZIN). Paratype 1 female, same data as holotype (ZIN). Remarks. The species is distinguished by the following characters: tibiae yellowish brown, the punctures of pronotum fine and sparse, much bigger in lateral sides. Distribution. China (Sichuan). © Zoological Systematics, 40 (1): 1 – 30 © Zoological Systematics, 40 (1): 1 – 30 © Zoological Systematics, 40 (1): 1 – 30	en	Ge, Si-Qin, Daccordi, Mauro, Ren, Jing, Yang, Xing-Ke (2015): Revision of Phaedon Latreille from China (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Zoological Systematics 40 (1): 1-30, DOI: 10.11865/zs.20150101, URL: http://zoobank.org/3c258069-729b-4e0f-85f6-780514e61235
753D87A7FFC3FF95FF5DFF71FDE2D761.taxon	description	Description. Body length 3.1 mm, width 2.3 mm. Body ellipsoid, rather convex, hind wings absent. Colour hooker’s green to cobalt blue. Head. Frons and vertex with sparse and fine punctures. Antennae shown as Figs 11 A, 11 B. Thorax and abdomen. Pronotum length 0.9 mm, width 1.8 mm; central disc with very thin and sparse punctures, lateral sides more denser. Scutellum sub-triangular, smooth and impunctate. Elytra length 2.4 mm; with double striae, interspace with very fine and sparse punctures. Epipleura glazed with very few punctures. Underside. Prosternal process wide, apex truncate. Hypomeron, mesoventrite and metaventrite, abdomen with coarse and dense punctures, lateral sides of prosternum, mesoventrite, metaventrite and first segment of abdomen. Antero-lateral plate of metaventrite small and impunctate. © Zoological Systematics, 40 (1): 1 – 30 Aedeagus. Shown as Figs 11 C, 11 D. Spermatheca. Shown as Fig. 11 E. Material examined. Holotype male, Sichuan, Dofu, Songlinkou (elev. 3 900 m), 12 July 1983, coll. Shu-Yong Wang (IZCAS). Paratypes: 1 female, same data as holotype (IZCAS); 1 male, N. Sichuan, W. Songpingou (elev. 3 850 m), 17 August 2007, coll. Kabak (MDC). Etymology. The specific name " geminatus " means elytra with double striae. Remarks. The new species is similar to Phaedon prosternalis, but it can be distinguished from the latter by the elytra with double striae. Distribution. China (Sichuan).	en	Ge, Si-Qin, Daccordi, Mauro, Ren, Jing, Yang, Xing-Ke (2015): Revision of Phaedon Latreille from China (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Zoological Systematics 40 (1): 1-30, DOI: 10.11865/zs.20150101, URL: http://zoobank.org/3c258069-729b-4e0f-85f6-780514e61235
753D87A7FFC2FF96FF5DF9AEFE18DD3B.taxon	description	Description. Body length 3.1 mm, width 2.3 mm. Body elongate, rather convex, hind wings absent. Colour. Body black except lateral margins of pronotum and elytra, lateral margins of pronotum and elytra yellowish manila. Ventral side of body black, sometimes with metallic blue shining; legs, mouthparts, clypeus, antennae and scutellum brown. Lateral side of pronotum, hypomeron, epipleuron, lateral margin of elytra and elytra suture, base and apex of elytra yellow manila. Head. Frons and vertex with dense punctures, the diameter same as those of pronotum. Thorax and abdomen. Pronotum length 0.8 mm, width 1.6 mm; diameter of punctures being one and half times larger than those of elytra. Scutellum subtriangular, with very sparse punctures. Elytra length 2.2 mm; striae regular, interspace with fine and dense punctures. Epipleuron impunctate, with transversal wrinkles especially on apical one third part. Underside. Prosternal process narrow, apex slightly widened; hypomeron, mesoventrite, metaventrite and abdomen with © Zoological Systematics, 40 (1): 1 – 30 dense and fine punctures; antero-lateral plate of metaventrite large and impunctate. Aedeagus. Shown as Figs 12 B, 12 C. Spermatheca. Unknown. Material examined. Holotype male, Tibet, Rongshar valley (elev. 2 896 m), 25 June 1924, Maj. R., W. G. Hingston Everest Exp. Brit. (BMNH). Remarks. The species can be distinguished by the following characters: black elytra and pronotum, lateral margin with yellowish manila. Distribution. China (Tibet). © Zoological Systematics, 40 (1): 1 – 30	en	Ge, Si-Qin, Daccordi, Mauro, Ren, Jing, Yang, Xing-Ke (2015): Revision of Phaedon Latreille from China (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Zoological Systematics 40 (1): 1-30, DOI: 10.11865/zs.20150101, URL: http://zoobank.org/3c258069-729b-4e0f-85f6-780514e61235
753D87A7FFC0FF97FF5DFF71FDE2D63F.taxon	description	Description. Body length 2.9 – 3.2 mm, width 1.9 – 2.1 mm. Body elongate, rather convex, hind wings absent. Colour dark brown to dark green with dark blue reflection; tibiae and tarsi brick red. Head. Vertex and frons with sparse and small punctures. Antennae shown as Figs 13 A, 13 B. Thorax and abdomen. Pronotum length 0.9 – 1.0 mm, width 1.6 – 1.7 mm; with sparse punctures. Scutellum subtriangular, with very sparse punctures. Elytra length 2.3 – 2.5 mm; striae regular, interspace with fine and dense punctures. Epiperuron impunctate, with transversal wrinkles expecially on apical one third part. Underside. Prosternal process narrow, apex slightly widened. Hypomeron, mesoventrite, metaventrite and abdomen with dense and fine punctures. Antero-lateral plate of metaventrite large and impunctate. Aedeagus. Shown as Figs 13 C, 13 D. Spermatheca. Shown as Fig. 13 E. Material examined. Holotype male, China, E. Qinghai, pass 30 km S. of Huizu (elev. 3 600 m), 1 – 3 August 1992 (IZCAS). Paratypes 4 female, same data as holotype (1 female in IZCAS, 3 female in MDC). Etymology. The specific name is referring to the type locality, Huizu. Remarks. The new species is similar to P. alpinus, but it can distinguished from the latter by shinning interspace of elytra striae, slender aedeagus, and almost parallel lateral sides. Distribution. China (Qinghai).	en	Ge, Si-Qin, Daccordi, Mauro, Ren, Jing, Yang, Xing-Ke (2015): Revision of Phaedon Latreille from China (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Zoological Systematics 40 (1): 1-30, DOI: 10.11865/zs.20150101, URL: http://zoobank.org/3c258069-729b-4e0f-85f6-780514e61235
753D87A7FFC0FF97FF5DFCE5FDE2D089.taxon	description	Description. Body length 2.0 – 2.4 mm, width 1.6 – 1.8 mm. Body hemisferic, rather convex, hind wings absent. Colour. Hooker’s Green to cobalt blue; apex of tibiae, tarsi, antennomeres 1 – 3 and mandible mahogany red. Head. Vertex and frons with sparse and small punctures. Antennae shown as Figs 15 A, 15 B. Thorax and abdomen. Pronotum length 0.5 – 0.6 mm, width 1.2 – 1.4 mm; central disc with very sparse punctures; lateral side slightly denser. Scutellum subtriangular and impunctate. Elytra length 1.7 – 2.2 mm; with regular striae, punctures of striae sparse and fine, interspace with very few fine punctures. Underside. Hypomeron with dense punctures similar to prosternum; prosternal process wide, with some punctures along the sides, and wrinkled in the middle; metaventrite and abdomen with sparse punctures; antero-lateral plate of metaventrite large and impunctate. Aedeagus. Shown as Figs 15 C, 15 D. Spermatheca. Shown as Fig. 15 E. Material examined. Holotype male, China, Sichuan, E. of Danba, E. of Suopo (30 ° 52 ' 54 " N, 102 ° 03 ' 05 " E – 30 ° 52 ' 46 " N, 102 ° 03 ' 34 " E; elev. 4 560 – 4 780 m, 14 August 2004, coll. Belousov and Kabak (ZIN). Paratypes 2 female, same data as holotype (1 female in IZCAS, 1 female in MDC). Etymology. The speces is named for the Russian Entomologist, Prof. Igor Lopatin, who passed away in 2012. Remarks. The new species can be distinguished from the other species of the genus by the following characters: body hemisferic, mouth part narrow, slender, rostriform, elytra striae with sparse and fine punctures. Distribution. China (Sichuan).	en	Ge, Si-Qin, Daccordi, Mauro, Ren, Jing, Yang, Xing-Ke (2015): Revision of Phaedon Latreille from China (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Zoological Systematics 40 (1): 1-30, DOI: 10.11865/zs.20150101, URL: http://zoobank.org/3c258069-729b-4e0f-85f6-780514e61235
753D87A7FFC0FF92FF5DF9BBFE18DD3B.taxon	description	Description. Body length 2.9 mm, width 1.9 mm. Body ellipsoid, rather convex, hind wings absent. Colour. Hooker’s green to smalt blue; apex of the tibiae, tarsi and the antennomeres 1 – 3 mahogani red to burnt sienna. Head. Frons and vertex with dense and fine punctures. Antennae shown as Fig. 17 A. Thorax and abdomen. Pronotum length 0.8 mm, width 1.6 mm; disc with dense and coarse punctures especially in lateral sides (Fig. 16 A). Scutellum subtriangular and impunctate (Fig. 16 C). Elytra length 2.3 mm; striae regular, interspace with fine and sparse punctures (Fig. 16 C). Epipleuron with double range punctures near the inner margin (Fig. 16 E). Underside. Prosternal process wide, apex truncate. Hypomeron, mesoventrite, metaventrite and abdomen with sparse and fine punctures; Antero-lateral plate of metaventrite small and impunctate (Figs 16 B, 16 D, 16 E). Aedeagus. Shown as Figs 17 B, 17 C. Spermatheca. Unknown. © Zoological Systematics, 40 (1): 1 – 30 © Zoological Systematics, 40 (1): 1 – 30 Material examined. Holotype male, China, NW. Sichuan, between Luhuo-Sanggarmai pass, W. of Luhuo, Alpine region (elev. 4 200 – 4 300 m), 8 – 28 June 2004, coll. R. Fabbri (ZIN). Paratypes 2 male, same data as holotype (MDC). Etymology. The specific name is referring to the strange body shape. Remarks. The new species can be distinguished from Phaedon igori by the dull surface and dense punctures in pronotum. Distribution. China (Sichuan). © Zoological Systematics, 40 (1): 1 – 30 © Zoological Systematics, 40 (1): 1 – 30	en	Ge, Si-Qin, Daccordi, Mauro, Ren, Jing, Yang, Xing-Ke (2015): Revision of Phaedon Latreille from China (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Zoological Systematics 40 (1): 1-30, DOI: 10.11865/zs.20150101, URL: http://zoobank.org/3c258069-729b-4e0f-85f6-780514e61235
753D87A7FFC4FF9DFF5DFA83FDE2D09A.taxon	description	Description. Body length 3.5 mm, width 2.2 mm. Body elongate, rather convex, hind wings present. Colour dorsum metallic blue; underside of body, legs dark blue, last segment of abdomen yellowish brown; antennae black, basal two segments of antennae reddish brown. Head. Frons and vertex with coarse and dense punctures (Fig. 18 B). Antenna shown as Fig. 19 A. Thorax and abdomen. Pronotum length 0.9 mm, width 1.9 mm; disc with dense and coarse punctures (Fig. 18 A). Scutellum subtriangular, impunctate (Fig. 18 C). Elytra length 2.9 mm; striae regular, interspace with fine and sparse punctures. Epipleuron with dense punctures. Underside. Prosternal process narrow, slightly widened apically; hypomeron, mesoventriate, metaventrate and abdomen with dense and coarse punctures; antero-lateral plate of metaventrite large and impunctate. Aedeagus. Shown as Figs 19 B, 19 C. Spermatheca. Unknown. Material examined. Holotype male, China, Hung-Kom. Melly / Chevrolat collection (teste Achard): " Chinense Chevr., Chine boréale, Hong-Kung, Melly " / Type / Phaedon mellyi n: sp. J. Achard det. (NMPC). Remarks. The species is similar to Phaedon alticola (Chen), but it can be distinguished by the frons with coarse and dense punctures. Distribution. China (HongKong). © Zoological Systematics, 40 (1): 1 – 30 Phaedon prosternalis Daccordi & Ge, sp. nov. (Figs 20 – 21) Description. Body length 2.9 – 3.5 mm, width 1.9 – 2.5 mm. Body ellipsoid, rather convex, hind wings absent. Colour vandyke brown to natal brown; tarsi and tibiae mikado brown to tone down. Head. Frons and clypeus with sparse punctures (1 – 3 times the diameter). Antenna shown as Figs 21 A, 21 B. Thorax and abdomen. Pronotum length 0.7 – 0.8 mm, width 1.5 – 1.7 mm; central disc with very thin and sparse punctures, lateral sides with distincte separate punctures. Scutellum subtriangular, smooth and impunctate. Elytra length 2.2 – 2.4 mm; elytra glazed and dull in particular apically; elytra with single striae, interspace with very fine and sparse punctures. Epipleura glazed with very few punctures. Underside. Prosternal process wide, apex truncate; hypomeron, mesoventrite and metaventrite, abdomen with coarse and dense punctures, lateral sides of prosternum, mesoventrite, metaventrite and first segment of abdomen; antero-lateral plate of metaventrite small and impunctate (Figs 20 A, 20 C, 20 D). Aedeagus. Shown as Figs 21 C, 21 D. Spermatheca. Shown as Fig. 21 E. Material examined. Holotype male, W. Sichuan (Ganzi Tibet. Aut. Pref. Yajiang Co.), Shalui Shan, 20 km W. Yajiang, brook cleft, alp. Meadow (30 ° 01 ' N, 100 ° 41 ' E; elev. 4 250 m), 2 July 1999, coll. D. W. Wrase (NMEG). Paratypes: 1 male, W. Sichuan, Yaan Pref., Shimiana Co. Xiaoxiang Ling Pass betw. Shimian – Garduo, 27 km SE. Shimian, springfed-swamp (29 ° 02 ' 75 '' N, 102 ° 31 ' 48 '' E; elev. 2 450 m), 8 July 1999, coll. A. Putz (MDC); 1 female, W. Sichuan, Ganzi Tibet. Aut. Pref. Yajiang Shalui Shan Waldrest 32 km WNW. Yajiang, Nadeistreu (30 ° 08 ' N, 100 ° 42 ' E; elev. 4 300 m), 4 July 1999, coll. M. © Zoological Systematics, 40 (1): 1 – 30 Schulke (NMEG); 1 male, N. Sichuan, NNE. of Luoduo Village. (32 ° 09 ' 42 '' N, 103 ° 23 ' 03 '' E – 32 ° 09 ' 42 '' N, 103 ° 21 ' 52 '' E; elev. 3 800 – 4 585 m), 18 August 2007, coll. Belousov & Kabak, with a Lopatin’s label “ Neophaedon ” (ZIN); 1 female, W. Sichuan, road Qianning-Dawru pass, 35 km NNW. Qianning, Alpine and forest Region (elev. 3 951 m), 1 August 1994. coll. J. Turna. (MDC); 1 male, N. Sichuan, W. Song-Pinggou (elev. 3 890 m), 17 August 2007, coll. Kabak. (ZIN). Etymology. The specific name is referring to the wide prosternal process. Remarks. The new species is similar to Phaedon geminatus, but it can be distinguished from the latter by elytra with single striae. Distribution. China (Sichuan).	en	Ge, Si-Qin, Daccordi, Mauro, Ren, Jing, Yang, Xing-Ke (2015): Revision of Phaedon Latreille from China (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Zoological Systematics 40 (1): 1-30, DOI: 10.11865/zs.20150101, URL: http://zoobank.org/3c258069-729b-4e0f-85f6-780514e61235
753D87A7FFCAFF98FF5DFA63FB07D3D4.taxon	description	Description. Body length 4.8 mm, width 2.5 mm. Body elongate, rather convex, hind wings absent. Colour metallic greenish aeneous; underside, antennae, legs, maxillary palpi black. Head. Frons and vertex with coarse and dense punctures. Antenna shown as Fig. 22 A. Thorax and abdomen. Pronotum length 1.0 mm, width 1.85 mm; disc with two kinds of punctures, coarse punctures mainly at lateral and base, fine punctures mainly in center, and mixed among coarse punctures. Scutellum triangler, with fine punctures at base. Elytra length 2.75 mm; punctures striae arranged in pair, 6, 7 and 8, 9 rows convergent joined together at base; ninth situated much nearer to lateral margin than eighth, very sparse; interspace flat, impunctate. Epipleura broadened at base, much narrowed behind, with coarse punctures. Underside. Prosternal process wide, apex rounded. Hypomeron, mesoventrite and metaventrite, abdomen with fine and sparse punctures. Antero-lateral plate of metaventrite small and impunctate. © Zoological Systematics, 40 (1): 1 – 30 Aedeagus. Lateral side almost parallel near apex, apex pointed. Spermatheca. Shown as Fig. 22 B. Material examined. Holotype male, Sichuan, Wumingshan Yakou (elev. 4 600 m), 5 August 1982, coll. Shu-Yong Wang (IZCAS). Paratype 1 female, same data as holotype (IZCAS). Other materials: 1 female, China, W. Sychuan, 60 km E. Siangcheng (Xiangcheng) (elev. 4 500 – 4 700 m), 3 August 1996, coll. S. Murzin (MDC). Remarks. The species is distinguished from Phaedon apterus Wang by pronotum with two kinds of punctures, interspace of elytra striae flat, impunctate and epipleura with coarse punctures. Distribution. China (Sichuan). © Zoological Systematics, 40 (1): 1 – 30 © Zoological Systematics, 40 (1): 1 – 30 Funding The project was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31472028) and National Science Fund for Fund for Fostering Talents in Basic Science (Special Subjects in Animal Taxonomy, NSFC-J 1210002). Acknowledgement We gratefully thank Dr. Fabrizio Rigato and Dr. Michele Zilioli (Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Milano, Milan, Italy) for the use of the SEM facilities, and warm thanks to Dr. Luca Toledano (Verona, Italy) for transfer SEM pictures. We also gratefully appreciate the curators and colleagues in different Museums and private collections: Ji ř í Hájek (NMPC), Horst Kippenberg (HKC), Johannes Frisch (Humbolt-Universität zu Berlin Museum für Naturkunde, Institute of Systematic Zoology, Berlin, Germany), Sharon Shute (BMNH), Alexander Kirejtshuk (ZIN).	en	Ge, Si-Qin, Daccordi, Mauro, Ren, Jing, Yang, Xing-Ke (2015): Revision of Phaedon Latreille from China (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Zoological Systematics 40 (1): 1-30, DOI: 10.11865/zs.20150101, URL: http://zoobank.org/3c258069-729b-4e0f-85f6-780514e61235
