Contribution to the knowledge of the subgenus Scymnus (Parapullus) Yang, 1978 (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae), with description of eight new species

Abstract

Eight new species of the subgenus Scymnus (Parapullus) Yang, 1978 from China are described and illustrated: S. (P.) hastatus sp. n., S. (P.) baxianshanensis sp. n., S. (P.) laojielingensis sp. n., S. (P.) annuliformis sp. n., S. (P.) papillatus sp. n., S. (P.) dichotomus sp. n., S. (P.) shenmuensis sp. n. and S. (P.) yanzigouensis sp. n. Diagnoses and distributions are provided for each species. An updated key to the Chinese species of the subgenus Parapullus is given. A catalogue to all known species of this subgenus is also presented.