identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
7F96DC36E5D05B83872FF61079C08F33.text	7F96DC36E5D05B83872FF61079C08F33.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Paleosepharia bicavipennis (Chen 1942) Feng & Yang & Ge 2025	<div><p>Paleosepharia bicavipennis (Chen, 1942) comb. nov.</p><p>Figs 5, 6, 7</p><p>Monolepta bicavipennis Chen, 1942: 55. TL China: Shaanxi. TD IZCAS.</p><p>Type specimens examined.</p><p>Holotype: • ♂ Shensi,  Wei-cze-ping, 18 Aug. 1916, P. Licent  .   Paratypes: • 1 ♂ 2 ♀♀, China, Zhejiang Province,  Mount Tianmu, 26 Aug. 1947, IZCAS ; •   2 ♀♀, China, Zhejiang Province,  Mount Tianmu, 31 Aug. 1947, IZCAS  .</p><p>Other specimens examined.</p><p>7 ♂♂, • China, Henan Province, Song County,  Mount Baiyun, 1600 m a. s. l., 19 Jul. 2002, Lijie Zhang leg., IZCAS ; •   1 ♂ 5 ♀♀, China, Shaanxi Province, Foping,  Yaohe, 870–1000 m a. s. l., 25 Jul. 1998, Jun Chen leg., IZCAS ; •   5 ♂♂ 1 ♀, China, Gansu Province, Wen County,  Bifenggou, 940–1500 m a. s. l., 28 Jul. 1999, Jian Yao leg., IZCAS ; •   10 ♂♂ 1 ♀, China, Hubei Province, Shennongjia,  Songbai, 950 m a. s. l., 18 Jul. 1980, Peiyu Yu leg., IZCAS ; •   9 ♀♀, China, Hunan Province,  Yongshun, 600–820 m a. s. l., 7 Aug. 1988, Shuyong Wang leg., IZCAS ; •   5 ♂♂ 1 ♀, China, Yunnan Province, Weixi County,  Baijixun, 1780 m a. s. l., 10 Jul. 1981, Shuyong Wang leg., IZCAS  .</p><p>Notes.</p><p>Based on the following characters of this species, which are characteristic for  Paleosepharia, it is transferred from  Monolepta to  Paleosepharia: the third antennomere is longer than the second; depression in the elytra; median lobe parallel-sided in the basal two-thirds, apical third strongly narrowed; and tectum long, truncate at apex.</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>This species is easy to distinguish from other species. The elytra is red or yellow-brown, with two comma-shaped deep concavities and two cylindrical protrusions in the middle, and cylindrical protrusions with short hairs.</p><p>Redescription.</p><p>Male: Length: 4.2–4.9 mm, width: 2.2–2.6 mm (mean length 4.6 mm, mean width 2.4 mm, N = 30). General color yellow-brown or red, head and pronotum black, antennae brown, legs dark brown, ventral side of hind femora yellow-brown, in some specimens, legs largely brown with most tibiae darkened. Vertex with sparse punctures. Frontal tubercles transverse, extending downward between antenna bases. Antennae slender, 0.95 × as long as body. First antennomere shiny bare, rod-shaped, second to eleventh antennomeres with short hairs, second antennomere shortest, third antennomere about 1.8 × as long as second; fourth antennomere about 1.5 × as long as third, fifth to eleventh antennomeres equal in length to fourth. Pronotum about 1.6 × as wide as long, lateral margins slightly curved, basal border slightly convex, apical border slightly concave, disc strongly convex, with lateral fovea and dense minute punctures. Scutellum triangular, smooth, impunctate. Elytra wider than pronotum, humeri convex. Each elytron with comma-shaped deep concavity and cylindrical protrusions in middle, cylindrical protrusions with short hairs. In some specimens, longitudinal depression end of concavity elongated or shortened, Disc with dense, minute punctures. Elytral epipleuron broad at base, gradually narrowed from middle to apex. Each tibia with distinct spur at apex, segment 1 of hind tarsi longer than remaining segments combined. Aedeagus robust, gradually widened towards subapex, triangle at apex, moderately recurved at apex in lateral view. Lateral spiculae short, ventral spiculae comb-shaped, and median spiculae long.</p><p>Female: Length: 4.2–5.0 mm, width: 2.0– 2.6 mm (mean length 4.7 mm, mean width 2.4 mm, N = 21).</p><p>Third antennomere about 1.5 × as long as second; fourth antennomere about 1.6 × as long as third. Elytra without short hairs and depressions. Spermatheca with big and rounded nodulus, middle part short, and cornu slightly curved. Vaginal palps with wide base, anteriorly with subtriangular tip, each palp slightly narrowing posteriorly, with pointed apex, 5 setae placed at apex, additional 2 setae subapically.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>China: Gansu, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Henan, Anhui, Zhejiang, Hubei, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7F96DC36E5D05B83872FF61079C08F33	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Feng, Chuan;Yang, Xingke;Ge, Siqin	Feng, Chuan, Yang, Xingke, Ge, Siqin (2025): Two new species and two new combinations within Paleosepharia (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae) from China. ZooKeys 1226: 25-46, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1226.140239
1B94D1A8DB6F5996B821FCDC1B70A6FB.text	1B94D1A8DB6F5996B821FCDC1B70A6FB.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Paleosepharia emeiensis Feng, Yang & Ge 2025	<div><p>Paleosepharia emeiensis Feng, Yang &amp; Ge sp. nov.</p><p>Figs 3, 4</p><p>Type material.</p><p>Holotype: • ♂, China, Sichuan Province, Mt Emei,  Baoguosi, 550–750 m a. s. l., 9 May 1957, Keren Huang leg., IZCAS  .  Paratype: • 3 ♂♂ 4 ♀♀, same data as for holotype; •   3 ♂♂ 2 ♀♀, China, Sichuan Province, Mt Emei,  Baoguosi, 550–750 m a. s. l., 2 Jun. 1957, Keren Huang leg., IZCAS ; •   3 ♂♂ 4 ♀♀, China, Sichuan Province, Fengdu County,  Shiping, 610 m a. s. l., 3 Jun. 1994, Xingke Yang leg., IZCAS ; •   2 ♂♂ 5 ♀♀, China, Sichuan Province, Fengdu County,  Shiping, 610 m a. s. l., 3 Jun. 1994, Youwei Zhang leg., IZCAS ; •   2 ♂♂ 6 ♀♀, China, Sichuan Province, Fengdu County,  Shiping, 610 m a. s. l., 3 Jun. 1994, Wenzhu Li leg., IZCAS  .</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>This species name refers to the type locality.</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>The new species closely resembles  P. fulvicornis Chen, 1942 . It differs from  P. fulvicornis in the elytra with a longitudinal depression at base, aedeagus slender. In  P. emeiensis, elytra have a hook-shaped depression at base, and aedeagus robust, 3.1 times longer than wide, parallel-sided in the basal two-thirds, apical third strongly narrowed, apical protrusions nipple-shaped. Tectum long, not reaching the apex of the aedeagus, and truncate at apex.</p><p>Description.</p><p>Male: Length: 4.4–5.6 mm, width: 2.2–2.8 mm (mean length 5.2 mm, mean width 2.5 mm, N = 7).</p><p>General color yellow or yellowish-brown, basal part of inner margin of epipleuron, mesothorax, except mesoepisternum, metathorax and base of first metatarsomere black.</p><p>Vertex with sparse punctures. Frontal tubercles transverse, extending downward between antenna bases. Antennae slender, 0.9 × as long as body. First antennomere shiny bare, rod-shaped, second to eleventh antennomeres with short hairs, second antennomere shortest, third antennomere 1.8 × as long as second, fourth antennomere about 1.3 × as long as third, fifth to eleventh antennomeres shorter than fourth and gradually shortened. Pronotum about 1.6 × as wide as long, lateral margins slightly curved, basal border slightly convex, apical border slightly concave, disc strongly convex, with dense punctures. Scutellum triangular, smooth, impunctate. Elytra wider than pronotum, humeri convex, disc with dense, minute punctures; and hook-shaped depression behind scutellum. Elytral epipleuron broad at base, continues towards apex. Each tibia with distinct spur at apex, segment 1 of hind tarsi longer than remaining segments combined. Aedeagus robust, with sides slightly rounded, slightly curved at apex in lateral view. Apical protrusions nipple-shaped, small, well separated from each other. Median spiculae with two pairs of slender sclerites, lateral spiculae strongly curved.</p><p>Female: Length: 4.8–5.8 mm, width: 2.3–3.2 mm (mean length 5.4 mm, mean width 2.6 mm, N = 8).</p><p>General color yellow or yellowish-brown, scutellum, basal part of inner margin of epipleuron, mesothorax, except mesoepisternum, metathorax and base of first metatarsomere black. Third antennomere about twice as long as second. Elytra lacking longitudinal impression. Spermatheca with big and rounded nodulus, middle part short, and cornu strongly curved. Vaginal palps with wide base and rounded apex, each palp slightly narrowing posteriorly, with 5 setae placed at apex, additional 2 setae subapically.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>China: Sichuan.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/1B94D1A8DB6F5996B821FCDC1B70A6FB	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Feng, Chuan;Yang, Xingke;Ge, Siqin	Feng, Chuan, Yang, Xingke, Ge, Siqin (2025): Two new species and two new combinations within Paleosepharia (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae) from China. ZooKeys 1226: 25-46, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1226.140239
3A82BCD0504A5284A9AF94CDCC333344.text	3A82BCD0504A5284A9AF94CDCC333344.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Paleosepharia Laboissiere 1936	<div><p>Paleosepharia Laboissière, 1936: 251</p><p>Type species.</p><p>Paleosepharia truncata Laboissière, 1936, by monotypy and original designation. Redescription in Rizki et al. 2016.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Oriental and Palaearctic regions.</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>This genus is similar to  Atrachya Chevrolat, 1836 and  Monolepta Chevrolat, 1836 . In  Paleosepharia, the third antennomere is longer than the second (both antennomeres are more or less equal in  Monolepta), and the epipleuron continues towards the apex (suddenly narrowed before the middle in  Monolepta), procoxal cavity is closed behind (opened in  Atrachya).</p><p>Male genitalia. In  Paleosepharia and  Atrachya the aedeagus is parallel-sided in the basal two-thirds, apical third strongly narrowed (aedeagus slender, parallel-sided in  Monolepta). In  Paleosepharia, tectum long, rounded or truncate at apex (rounded at apex in  Monolepta; incised at apex, the two apical tips forming strong hooks in  Atrachya).  Paleosepharia usually has two pairs of strongly sclerotized spiculae (lateral and median), while the ventral spiculae are weakly sclerotized. The median spiculae consist of long, slender spikes.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/3A82BCD0504A5284A9AF94CDCC333344	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Feng, Chuan;Yang, Xingke;Ge, Siqin	Feng, Chuan, Yang, Xingke, Ge, Siqin (2025): Two new species and two new combinations within Paleosepharia (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae) from China. ZooKeys 1226: 25-46, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1226.140239
0D570786B52851CDB3289AEFAF984C0B.text	0D570786B52851CDB3289AEFAF984C0B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Paleosepharia quadricavata (Feng & Yang & Ge 1976) Feng & Yang & Ge 2025	<div><p>Paleosepharia quadricavata (Chen et al., 1976) comb. nov.</p><p>Figs 8, 9, 10</p><p>Monolepta quadricavata Chen, 1976: 205. TL: China, Xizang; TD: IZCAS.</p><p>Type material.</p><p>Holotype: • ♂, China, Xizang Province, Chayu,  Shama, 1600 m a. s. l., 20 Jul. 1973, Fusheng Huang leg. IZCAS.</p><p>Other specimens examined.</p><p>•   1 ♂, China, Yunan Province, Nujiang, Fugong County,  Lumadong, 1200 m a. s. l., 11 Aug. 2024, Chuan Feng leg. IZCAS ; •   2 ♀♀, Yunan Province, Fugong County, Maji,  Majimi, 1505 m a. s. l., 26 Aug. 2005, Hongbin Liang leg. IZCAS ; •   1 ♂, China, Xizang Province, Motuo County, Beibeng,  Badeng, 1410 m a. s. l., 24 Jul. 2024, Chuan Feng leg. IZCAS ; •   2 ♂♂, China, Xizang Province, Bomi County,  Yigong, 2050 m a. s. l., 8 Aug. 2024, Chuan Feng leg. IZCAS ; •   4 ♂♂, China, Xizang Province, Motuo County,  Beibeng, 799 m a. s. l., 19 Aug. 2015, Jian Yao leg. IZCAS ; •   5 ♂♂, China, Xizang Province, Motuo County,  Beibeng, 799 m a. s. l., 19 Aug. 2015, Hongbin Liang &amp; Zhengzhong Huang leg. IZCAS ; •   5 ♂♂, China, Xizang Province, Motuo County,  Ximohe, 707 m a. s. l., 17 Aug. 2015, Jian Yao leg. IZCAS ; •  1 ♀, China, Xizang Province, Motuo County, 900 m a. s. l., 27 Aug. 1982, Yinheng Han leg. IZCAS .</p><p>Notes.</p><p>The species is transferred from  Monolepta to  Paleosepharia based on the following characters: the third antennomere longer than the second; depression in the elytra; aedeagus parallel-sided in the basal two-thirds, apical third strongly narrowed; tectum long, rounded at apex.</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>This species is easy to distinguish from other species based on the elytra red or reddish-brown, with a large, deep concavity near suture in male.</p><p>Redescription.</p><p>Male: Length: 4.2–5.0 mm, width: 2.0– 2.4 mm (mean length 4.6 mm, mean width 2.1 mm, N = 19).</p><p>General color red or reddish-brown, head black, pronotum yellow, antennae and legs brown.</p><p>Vertex with sparse punctures. Frontal tubercles transverse, extending downward between antennal bases. Antennae slender, equal to length of body. First antennomere shiny bare, rod-shaped, second to eleventh antennomeres with short hairs, second antennomere shortest, third antennomere about 1.3 × as long as second; fourth antennomere about twice as long as third, fifth antennomere about 1.2 × as long as fourth, sixth to eleventh antennomeres equal in length to fourth. Pronotum about 1.4 × as wide as long, lateral margins straight, basal border slightly concaved in middle, apical border straight, disc with lateral fovea and dense minute punctures. Scutellum triangular, smooth, impunctate. Elytra wider than pronotum, humeri convex, with large, deep concavity near suture at basal 1 / 3, disc with dense, minute punctures. Elytral epipleuron broad at base, gradually narrowed from middle to apex. Each tibia with distinct spur at apex, segment 1 of hind tarsi longer than remaining segments combined. Aedeagus robust, close to outsole shape in dorsal and ventral views, moderately recurved at apex in lateral view. Lateral spiculae short and curved, ventral spiculae comb-shaped, and median spiculae long.</p><p>Female: Length: 4.2–5.0 mm, width: 2.1–2.6 mm (mean length 4.7 mm, mean width 2.3 mm, N = 3).</p><p>Third antennomere about 1.6 × as long as second; fourth antennomere about 1.6 × as long as third. Elytra only with one slight depression at basal 1 / 3. Spermatheca with big and rounded nodulus, middle part short, cornu short and slightly curved. Vaginal palps with wide base and rounded apex, each palp slightly narrowing posteriorly, with 5 setae placed at apex, additional 2 setae subapically.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>China: Yunnan, Xizang; Nepal.</p><p>New record</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0D570786B52851CDB3289AEFAF984C0B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Feng, Chuan;Yang, Xingke;Ge, Siqin	Feng, Chuan, Yang, Xingke, Ge, Siqin (2025): Two new species and two new combinations within Paleosepharia (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae) from China. ZooKeys 1226: 25-46, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1226.140239
67D6D9A77AEF557F9863D8152F60573C.text	67D6D9A77AEF557F9863D8152F60573C.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Paleosepharia subrubra Feng, Yang & Ge 2025	<div><p>Paleosepharia subrubra Feng, Yang &amp; Ge sp. nov.</p><p>Figs 1, 2</p><p>Type material.</p><p>Holotype: • ♂, China, Guangdong Province, Chebaling National National Nature Reserve,  Xiba, 26 Jul. 2022, Meiying Lin et al. leg., IZGAS.</p><p>Paratype: 1 ♀, •   China, Fujian Province, Mount Wuyi,  Huangxizhou, 1 Aug. 1997, Youwei Zhang leg., IZCAS  .</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>This species name refers to the red base of the elytra.</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>The new species closely resembles  P. kubani Medvedev, 2004 with both species having black elytra and each elytron with two yellow spots. It differs from  P. kubani in the elytra with a longitudinal depression at the base and connected to a semicircular depression at the end. In  P. subrubra sp. nov., the elytra have a rectangular depression at the base. Aedeagus slender, rounded at apex, tectum long, truncate at apex, not reaching apex of the aedeagus.</p><p>Description.</p><p>Male: Length: 5.2 mm, width: 2.5 mm. Head, pronotum, scutellum, ventral surface of body and femur reddish-brown, antennae black-brown, with first antennomere reddish-brown. Elytra black and reddish-brown at base, each elytron has two white spots, tibiae and tarsi black. Vertex with sparse punctures. Frontal tubercles transverse, extending downward between antennal bases. Antennae slender, longer than body. First antennomere shiny, bare, rod-shaped, second to eleventh antennomeres with short hairs, second antennomere shortest, third antennomere about 1.55 × as long as second; fourth antennomere about 1.78 × as long as third, fifth antennomere about 1.1 × as long as fourth, sixth to eleventh antennomeres equal in length to fifth. Pronotum about 1.29 × as wide as long, lateral margins straight, basal border slightly convex, apical border slightly concave, disc strongly convex, with lateral fovea and dense minute punctures. Scutellum triangular, smooth, impunctate. Elytra wider than pronotum, humeri convex, with pair of weak depressions and pair of rounded protrusions near suture at basal 1 / 3; disc with dense, minute punctures. Elytral epipleuron broad at base, gradually narrowed from middle to apex. Each tibia with distinct spur at apex, segment 1 of hind tarsi longer than remaining segments combined. Aedeagus slender, with parallel-sided and rounded tip, moderately recurved at apex in lateral view. Lateral spiculae short and slightly curved, ventral spiculae comb-shaped, and median spiculae long.</p><p>Female: Length: 4.6 mm, width: 2.2 mm.</p><p>Third antennomere about 1.8 × as long as second; fourth antennomere about 1.6 × as long as third. Elytra without protrusions and with slight depressions at base. Spermatheca with big and rounded nodulus, middle part short, and cornu straight. Vaginal palps with wide base and rounded apex, each palp slightly narrowing posteriorly, with 5 setae placed at apex, additional 2 setae subapically.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>China: Fujian, Guangdong.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/67D6D9A77AEF557F9863D8152F60573C	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Feng, Chuan;Yang, Xingke;Ge, Siqin	Feng, Chuan, Yang, Xingke, Ge, Siqin (2025): Two new species and two new combinations within Paleosepharia (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae) from China. ZooKeys 1226: 25-46, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1226.140239
B27B66F212A05BF4A53FCC4EAB8716F4.text	B27B66F212A05BF4A53FCC4EAB8716F4.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Paleosepharia truncata Laboissiere 1936	<div><p>Paleosepharia truncata Laboissière, 1936</p><p>Figs 11, 12, 13</p><p>Paleosepharia truncata Laboissière 1936: 251. TL Vietnam. TD MNHN, ZMH.</p><p>Type material.</p><p>Cotype, • ♂, Le Moult Vend. via Reinbek Eing. Nr. 1, 1957.  Paleosepharia truncata V. Laboissière Det. MUSEUM PARIS COCHINCHINE RIERRE 1878. Paralectotypus  Paleosepharia truncata Laboissière, 1936 Hazmi et al. desig. ZMH 844689.</p><p>Other specimens examined.</p><p>•   1 ♂, China, Yunan Province, Xishuangbanna,  Mengzhe, 1700 m a. s. l., 22 Jun. 1958, Shuyong Wang leg., IZCAS ; •   1 ♀, China, Yunan Province, Xishuangbanna,  Menghun, 1200 m a. s. l., 4 Jun. 1958, Shuyong Wang leg., IZCAS ; •   1 ♀, China, Yunan Province, Xishuangbanna,  Menga, 1050–1080 m a. s. l., 8 Jun. 1958, Shuyong Wang leg., IZCAS ; •   1 ♂, China, Yunan Province, Xishuangbanna,  Mengzhe, 1700 m a. s. l., 10 Jun. 1958, Shuyong Wang leg., IZCAS ; •   1 ♀, China, Yunan Province, Xishuangbanna,  Mengzhe, 1200 m a. s. l., 15 Jun. 1958, Shuyong Wang leg., IZCAS  .</p><p>Description.</p><p>Male: Length: 6.8 mm, width: 3.8 mm.</p><p>General color yellow or yellowish-brown, metathorax reddish-brown, basal part of inner margin of epipleuron and base of first metatarsomere black.</p><p>Vertex with sparse punctures. Frontal tubercles transverse, extending downward between antenna bases. Antennae slender, equal to length of body. First antennomere shiny bare, rod-shaped, second to eleventh antennomeres with short hairs, second antennomere shortest, third antennomere 1.9 × as long as second, fourth antennomere about 1.4 × as long as third, fifth to seventh antennomeres slightly longer than fourth, eighth to eleventh antennomeres equal in length to fourth. Pronotum about 1.55 × as wide as long, lateral margins slightly curved, basal border slightly convex, apical border slightly concave, disc strongly convex, with dense punctures. Scutellum triangular, smooth, impunctate. Elytra wider than pronotum, humeri convex, disc with dense, minute punctures; with elliptical postscutellar depression that extends obliquely backwards. Elytral epipleuron broad at base, continues towards apex. Each tibia with distinct spur at apex, segment 1 of hind tarsi longer than remaining segments combined. Aedeagus gradually narrowed towards apex, slightly curved at apex in lateral view. lateral and median spiculae clearly visible, ventral spiculae weakly. Median spiculae with two pairs of slender sclerites.</p><p>Female: Length: 7.4–8.2 mm, width: 4.2–4.4 mm (mean length 7.7 mm, mean width 4.3 mm, N = 4).</p><p>Elytra lacking impression. Apex of abdomen with rounded concave. Spermatheca with big and rounded nodulus, middle part short, cornu long and strongly curved. Vaginal palps gradually widened towards apex, each palp with 5 setae placed at apex, additional 2 setae subapically.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>China: Yunnan; Vietnam, Thailand, Laos.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B27B66F212A05BF4A53FCC4EAB8716F4	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Feng, Chuan;Yang, Xingke;Ge, Siqin	Feng, Chuan, Yang, Xingke, Ge, Siqin (2025): Two new species and two new combinations within Paleosepharia (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae) from China. ZooKeys 1226: 25-46, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1226.140239
