Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807

Jung, Sang Woo & Kim, Chan Shin and Yoon-Ho, 2023, New report of Diekeana insignis (Gorham, 1892) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Epilachnini) in South Korea, Journal of Species Research 12 (3), pp. 240-243 : 241

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.12651/JSR.2023.12.3.240
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DB87BD-AA6E-3E59-FF52-F8F2FC35F8B0
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807
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Family Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807 View in CoL Subfamily Epilachninae Mulsant, 1846 Tribe Epilachnini Mulsant, 1846

Genus Diekeana Tomaszewska and Szawaryn, 2015 View in CoL Diekeana Tomaszewska and Szawaryn, 2015: 562 View in CoL . Type species: Epilachna alternans Mulsant, 1850 View in CoL (orig. descr.).

Epilachna Chevrolat View in CoL in Dejean, 1837 (e.p.); Szawaryn et al., 2015: 552, 562, 566.

Diagnosis. (modified from Tomaszewska and Szawaryn, 2016). Genus Diekeana can be distinguished from other genera of Coccinellidae by following characters: body oval, strongly convex dorsally, with surface pubescent; head without dorsal antennal grooves; antennomere 1 shorter (less than 1/3 of total length of antenna); eyes with inner orbits closer posteriorly; mandibular incisor edge multidentate; prothoracic hypomeron simply punctate, prosternal process with lateral carinae; metaventral postcoxal lines joined on metaventral process; inner margin of metanepisternum with serration; mid and hind coxae simple without tubercles; tibiae without oblique carina near apex and coxites being spindle-shaped; claws do not form cordate pattern.

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Coleoptera
Family	Coccinellidae