Taxonomic review of the genus Ponyalis Fairmaire, 1899 (Coleoptera, Lycidae), with descriptions of six new species from China

Abstract

The lycid genus Ponyalis Fairmaire, 1899 is reviewed. Six new species are described from China, including P. longicornis sp. nov., P. truncata sp. nov., P. dabieshanensis sp. nov., P. hainanensis sp. nov., P. quadricollimima sp. nov., and P. zhejiangensis sp. nov. Nine previously known species, including P. alternata (Pic, 1927), P. fukiensis (Bocak, 1999), P. gracilis (Bocak, 1999), P. himalejica (Bourgeois, 1885), P. klapperichi (Bocak, 1999), P. laticornis Fairmaire, 1899, P. nigrohumeralis (Pic, 1939), P. quadricollis (Kiesenwetter, 1874), and P. variabilis Li, Bocak & Pang, 2015 are illustrated with images of the habitus and aedeagi to make the comparisons with the new species. In addition, a distribution map and an identification key to all 24 species of Ponyalis are provided.