Two new species of the ladybird beetle Hong Ślipiński from Chile (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Microweiseinae).
The ladybird beetle genus Hong Ślipiński was previously known from a single female specimen from a subtropical forest in South East Queensland, Australia. Hong guerreroi sp. nov. and H. slipinskii sp. nov. from a temperate forests of Central and Southern Chile are described and illustrated. A key for the species of the genus and complementary characters, including the first description of males, are provided.
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D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D000818:Animals; D002677:Chile; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D010802:Phylogeny