Meishania, Chen & Wang, 1980
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4403.1.11 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:71960F3A-FD9E-4EC9-9C5B-2DF34FF4F63E |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5955653 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039687C8-FFA0-7575-4FD9-E0F6FA1CF941 |
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Meishania |
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Key to the species of Meishania
1 Dorsum uniform red to deep red-brown; body length 3.35–3.45 mm ...................... Meishania rufa Chen & Wang
- Pronotum and elytra differently colored or dorsum entirely pale yellow or metallic blue; body length 1.85 to 2.70 mm ..... 2
2. Elytra yellow to yellow brown, pronotum pale yellow to dark brown............................................. 3
- Dorsum entirely blue or elytra dark brown with bluish metallic luster and pronotum yellow brown..................... 4
3. Anterolateral calli of pronotum poorly developed, produced antero-laterally; body length: 1.95–2.05 mm ............................................................................................. Meishania flavipennis sp. nov.
- Antero-lateral calli of pronotum strongly developed, produced anteriorly; body length: 2.60–2.70 mm ............................................................................................... Meishania fulvotigera sp. nov.
4. Dorsum entirely metallic blue; tarsomere I of front and middle legs in male less than two times longer than tarsomere II... 5
- Elytra dark brown with bluish metallic luster, pronotum and head yellow brown; tarsomere I of front and middle legs in male 3 times longer than tarsomere II.................................................... Meishania sichuanica sp. nov.
5. Antennomeres 1–3 deep yellow brown, 4–11 dark brown; legs entirely dark brown....... Meishania cangshanensis sp. nov.
- Antennae and legs entirely yellow brown, except metafemora slightly darker............. Meishania bhutanensis sp. nov.
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Galerucinae |