title: Revision of the subgenus Orthoscymnus Canepari of Scymnus Kugelann (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae), with descriptions of four new species.
abstract: The subgenus Orthoscymnus Canepari, 1997 of Scymnus Kugelann, 1794 is herein revised. Seven species of the Orthoscymnus fauna are recognized, of which four species, Scymnus (Orthoscymnus) jilongicus sp. n., Scymnus (Orthoscymnus) paradoxus sp. n., Scymnus (Orthoscymnus) crispatus sp. n. and Scymnus (Orthoscymnus) duomaculatus sp. n., are described as new to science. Scymnus (Orthoscymnus) rhododendri Canepari is recorded from China for the first time. Scymnus (Pullus) robustibasalis Yu is transferred to the subgenus Orthoscymnus (comb. n.). All species are diagnosed, described and illustrated, and distributions are provided for each species. A key to the species is included.
authors: Engineering Research Center of Biological Control, Ministry of Education; College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
authors: Xiaosheng
authors: X
authors: Chen
authors: Societa Entomologica Italiana Via Venezia 1, San Donato Milanese, Italy.
authors: Claudio
authors: C
authors: Canepari
authors: Engineering Research Center of Biological Control, Ministry of Education; College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
authors: Xingmin
authors: X
authors: Wang
authors: Engineering Research Center of Biological Control, Ministry of Education; College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
authors: Shunxiang
authors: S
authors: Ren
keywords: China; Coccinelloidea; Himalaya; Nepal; Taxonomy; new combination; new species