Manipuria Jacoby, 1908

Xu, Yuan, Bi, Wenxuan & Liang, Hongbin, 2021, New record of the genus Manipuria Jacoby (Chrysomelidae, Criocerinae) from China, with description of a new species, ZooKeys 1009, pp. 29-43 : 29

Genus Manipuria Jacoby, 1908

Manipuria Jacoby, 1908: 84; Monrós 1960: 153.

Type species.

Manipuria dohertyi Jacoby, 1908: 84 (type locality: Manipur; holotype in NHMUK), by monotypy.

Diagnosis.

Body elongate and subcylindrical. Head obviously longer than width; eye small; gena elongate, lateral sides behind eyes almost parallel; vertex smooth in the center, sparsely punctate in lateral area, with a longitudinal groove in the middle; occipit punctate, with a longitudinal groove medially; frontal tubercle glabrous, raised; clypeo-frontal area triangular, area near the anterior margin raised, disc with punctures and setae; labrum transverse, with setae on both apical angles. Antenna filiform, more than half BL. Pronotum wider than head, lateral constriction impunctate; posterior transverse impression distinct. Elytra unicolored or with yellow patches; striae with punctures regularly arranged, punctures weakened posteriorly and disappeared apically. Legs slender, with punctures and pubescence. Two claws asymmetrical. Abdominal sternite with pubescence and punctures.

BL. 9.0-14.0 mm.

Distribution.

China (Yunnan, Tibet); India (Manipur).