Zoological Studies

A Review of the Genus Haplosomoides Duvivier, 1890 in Taiwan and Japan (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae)

(2011) Species of the genus Haplosomoides Duvivier in Japan and Taiwan are reviewed taxonomically. Four new species, Haplosomoides chengi sp. nov., H. changi sp. nov., and H. tsoui sp. nov. from Taiwan and H. ryukyuensis sp. nov. from Japan are described. Two known species are redescribed: H. miyamotoi Kimoto and H. abdominalis Kimoto. Their allied species, H. costata (Baly) and H. annamita (Allard) are also redescribed for comparison. A key to the species of Haplosomoides in Japan and Taiwan and their allied species is provided.