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Four new species of Sphaeroderma Stephens (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini) from Taiwan, with discussion on genus boundaries based on S.flavonotatum Chûjô and S.jungchani sp. nov.

Chi-Feng Lee
Published in: ZooKeys (2023)
Three new species of Sphaeroderma Stephens, 1831, S.hsui sp. nov. , S.changi sp. nov. , and S.sheipaensis sp. nov. are described based on specimens from Shei-Pa National Park, Taiwan. A fourth new species, S.jungchani sp. nov. , is described based on specimens from southern Taiwan. Delimitation of the genus is discussed based on S.flavonotatum Chûjô, 1937, which is redescribed, and the new species, S.jungchani sp. nov.
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