Revision of Menippus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae) of Taiwan and Menippus dimidiaticornis species group with a new generic synonymy Author Lee, Chi-Feng Author Bezdĕk, Jan Author Suenaga, Haruki text Zootaxa 2012 2012-08-17 3427 1 16 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.3427.1.1 97ad468b-42f8-40b3-9494-173836944acb 1175-5326 210575 Key to Taiwanese species and dimidiaticornis species group of Menippus 1. Punctures on head and pronotum larger than those on elytron................................................... 2 - Punctures on head and pronotum equal to those on elytron in size ( dimidiaticornis species group)...................... 3 2. Pronotum without black spots, sides abruptly constricted at basal 1/3; legs black ( Fig. 1 ).............. M. asahinai (Chûjô) - One big black spot on each side of pronotum; sides of pronotum not constricted ( Fig. 3 ); legs yellowish-brown, apex of femur, apex and base of tibia, and tarsi black..................................................... M. hsuehleeae sp. nov. 3. Penis extremely asymmetric, right margin rounded and left margin angular or concave; tectum prominent ( Figs 12 b, 16b, 17b).................................................................................................... 4 - Penis symmetric; tectum absent ( Figs 10 b, 11b, 15b).......................................................... 6 4. Apical margin of endophallic sclerite smooth without teeth ( Fig. 17 b).............................. M. sericea (Weise) - Apical margin of endophallic sclerite with teeth ( Figs 12 b, 16b)................................................. 5 5. Penis extremely wide in lateral view ( Fig. 16 a), apex of endophallic sclerite wider; apex of tibia, and tarsi black.............................................................................................. M. nepalensis sp. nov. - Penis relatively slender in lateral view ( Fig. 12 a), apex of endophallic sclerite narrower; legs yellowish-brown................................................................................................. M. gressitti sp. nov. 6. Elytron convex in lateral view; tibia black................................................... M. murzini sp. nov. - Elytron flattened in lateral view; tibia yellowish-brown, apex darkened.......................................... 7 7. Penis strongly curved in lateral view ( Fig. 10 a); apex truncate in dorsal view, medially convex ( Fig. 10 b)..................................................................................................... M. beeneni sp. nov. - Penis weakly curved in lateral view ( Fig. 11 a); apically tapering ( Fig. 11 b).................... M. dimidiaticornis Jacoby