Liroetis tibialis Jiang, 1988

Bezděk, Jan, 2021, Redefinition of Liroetis, with descriptions of two new species and an annotated list of species (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 61 (2), pp. 529-614 : 563-564

Liroetis tibialis Jiang, 1988

( Fig. 116 )

Liroetis tibialis Jiang, 1988: 190 , 197 (original description).

Liroetis tibialis : JංൺඇǤ (1992): 658 (noted); Bൾൾඇൾඇ (2010): 478 (catalogue); YൺඇǤ et al. (2015): 247 (key), 250 (noted).

Type locality. ‘[ China:] Yunnan: Lushui Co.’.

Type material. Not examined.

Diagnosis. Body length. JJ: 9.0 mm.

Aedeagus in lateral view ( Fig. 116 ): Median lobe slightly regularly bent in apical two thirds; lateral elevation low, placed in anterior third of aedeagus length. Dorsal process in lateral view: basal two thirds narrow, almost straight, apical third wider, apex pronounced to hook-like process directed upwards.

Differential diagnosis. I have not have an oportunity to study the type material of Liroetis tibialis yet. Based on the original description, L. tibialis is very similar to L. flavipennis . Both species show only slight differences in the structure of aedeagus (cf. Figs 108, 116 ). At the moment, I treat L. tibialis as a valid species; however, it might prove to be a synonym of L. flavipennis in the future.

Distribution. China: Yunnan (JංൺඇǤ 1988).

Figures

Figs 108–117.Aedeagus of Liroetis, dorsal and lateral views. 108 – L. flavipennis Bryant, 1954; 109 – L. humeralis Jiang, 1988; 110 – L. lonicernis Jiang, 1988; 111 – L. medvedevi nom. nov.; 112 – L. nepalensis Chûjô, 1966; 113 – L. prominensis Jiang, 1988; 114 – L. sichuanensis Jiang, 1988; 115 – L. tibetanus Jiang, 1988; 116 – L. tibialis Jiang, 1988; 117 – L. zhongdianicus Jiang, 1988. Figs 116–117 reproduced from JංൺඇǤ (1988). Scale 0.5 mm.