Oomyzus gallerucae (Fonscolombe) Figures 9-14

Material examined.

China, Liaoning Province, Fushun City, 18.VI.2012, Hui Geng, Xiang-Xiang Jin, and Jiang Liu, sweeping [2 females on slides, NEFU].

Diagnosis.

Female. Head (Fig. 9) with POL about 2 × OOL. Antenna (Fig. 10) with funicle segments quadrate or only very slightly longer than wide; clava as long as funicle, 2.7 × as long as broad. Mesosoma (Fig. 11) 1.20-1.25 × as long as broad. Mesoscutum midlobe with three adnotaular setae on each side in one row, median line present. Propodeum medially as long as or slightly shorter than dorsellum, median carina raised, narrower in front but broadening posteriorly. Forewing (Fig. 12) costal cell as long as or slightly longer than MV; SMV with one dorsal seta; MV 2.8-3.2 × STV. Male. Unknown for Chinese material.

Comments.

Our specimens agree well with the description by Graham (1985). For a redescription and taxonomic history, see Graham (1985).

Hosts.

Unknown from China. Outside records include: Cassida rubiginosa (Thompson, 1955), Galerucella lineola (Herting, 1973), Galerucella singhara (Husain & Khan, 1986), Galerucella xanthomelaena (Peck, 1963), Xanthogaleruca luteola (Meiners & Hilker, 1997) = Galerucella luteola (Hesami et al., 2010) = Pyrrhalta luteola (Graham, 1985) ( Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

Distribution.

China (Liaoning) [new record], India, Iran, Russia, many countries in Europe, USA, Argentina, Australia.