Chilocorus Leach, 1815

Li, Wenjing, Chen, Bingxu, Toulakhom, Chantharath & Wang, Xingmin, 2021, Two new species of Chilocorus Leach, 1815 from Laos (Coleoptera Coccinellidae Chilocorini), Biodiversity Data Journal 9, pp. 72966-72966 : 72966

Chilocorus Leach, 1815

Chilocorus Leach, 1815: 116.

Chilocorus Coccinella cacti Linnaeus, 1767

Diagnosis

The genus Chilocorus can be distinguished from the other genera of the tribe Chilocorini by the following combination of characters: body with dorsum glabrous, rarely with pubescence; outer elytral margin slightly reflexed, without distinct bead; antenna stout, composed of 7 or 8 antennomeres (Fig. 1 e); terminal maxillary palpomere elongate, from 1 to 2 times as long as basal width, with sides nearly parallel or moderately expanded to apex (Fig. 1 f); prosternal process long, narrow and subparallel without carina (Fig. 1 d); legs with stout femora, tibiae with a triangular tooth at basal 1/3, without tibial spurs (Fig. 1 i-j); tarsal claws stout, with approximately rectangular basal tooth, about 1/2-2/3 as long as claw (Fig. 1 k).

Figures

Figure 1. Chilocorus toulakhomianus Li & Wang, sp. n. a dorsal view; b lateral view; c frontal view; d prothorax; e antenna; f maxilla; g mandible; h labium; i front leg; j hind leg; k tarsal claw; l abdomen; m penis; n apex of penis; o tegmen, lateral view; p tegmen, ventral view; q ovipositor. Scale bars: 0.1 mm.