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Vol. 52, 2013
The genus Cneorane
Baly, 1865 from Taiwan (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae), with
notes on sexual dimorphism and its life history
Chi-Feng
Lee1* and Jan Bezděk
1Applied
Zoology Division, Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute, 189
Chung-Cheng Road, Taichung 413, Wufeng, Taiwan
2Department of Zoology, Mendel University, Zemĕdĕlská
1, Brno 613 00, Czech Republic
Abstract
Background: Three species of the
genus Cneorane Baly, 1865 are
recorded originally from Taiwan: C.
femoralis Jacoby, 1888, C.
rugulipennis (Baly,
1886), and C. violaceipennis
Allard, 1889.
Results: The result indicates that C. elegans
Baly, 1874 (= C. rufipes
Weise, 1889, syn. nov. and C.
cyanipennis Chûjô, 1938, syn. nov.), C. violaceipennis Allard, 1889 (= C. fokiensis Weise, 1922, syn.
nov.), and C. rugulipennis
Baly, 1886 (= C. femoralis
Jacoby, 1888, syn. nov. and C.
formosana Weise, 1922) are recognized. Cneorane violaceipennis,
misidentified as C. elegans
for more than 100 years, is redefined and recorded from Taiwan for the
first time. Sexually dimorphic characters and diagnostic ones for each
species are addressed. The life histories of Cneorane species are noted.
Lectotypes are designated for C.
violaceipennis Allard, 1889, C.
femoralis Jacoby, 1888, and C.
cyanipennis Chûjô, 1938.
Conclusions: The present state of
taxonomic study on this genus is insufficient. However, it can be
improved if variable characters are detected and sexually dimorphic
characters are found by examining sufficient material.
Key words: Taxonomy; New species; Leaf beetles.
*Correspondence: E-mail: chifeng@tari.gov.tw
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