title: The genus Aspidimerus Mulsant, 1850 (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) from China, with descriptions of two new species.
abstract: Chinese members of the genus Aspidimerus Mulsant, 1850 are reviewed. Ten species are recognized, including two new species: A. zhenkangicus Huo & Ren, sp. n. and A. menglensis Huo & Ren, sp. n. A. kabakovi Hoàng is recorded from China for the first time. A. blandus (Mader, 1954) is recognized as synonymous with A. ruficrus Gorham, 1895 (syn. n.). Aspidimerus rectangulatus Kuznetsov & Pang, 1991 and A. serratus Kuznetsov & Pang, 1991 are transferred to the genus Pseudaspidimerus Kapur, 1948 (comb. n.). All species from China are described and illustrated. Distribution maps of the Chinese species, a key and a catalogue of all known Aspidimerus are provided.
authors.affiliation: Engineering Research Center of Biological Control, Ministry of Education; College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
authors.forename: Lizhi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Huo
authors.forename: Xingmin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xiaosheng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Shunxiang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ren
keywords: Aspidimerini; Aspidimerus; China; Coccinellidae; Coleoptera; Pseudaspidimerus; new species