Chilocorus albomarginalis (Li & Wang), 2023

Chilocorus albomarginalis (Li & Wang) , comb. n.

( Fig. 23 View FIGURE 23 )

Phaenochilus albomarginalis Li & Wang , in Li et al. 2017b: 35 View Cited Treatment .

Chilocorus albusolomus (sic): Li et al. 2020a: 11 View Cited Treatment (misspelled).

Diagnosis. Length: 3.67–3.80 mm; width: 3.60–3.67 mm. Form broad oval, dorsum strongly convex and glabrous; dorsal and ventral sides yellowish, elytral margins whitish and distinctly paler than disc ( Fig. 23a–c View FIGURE 23 ). Elytra with lateral sides somewhat subparallel for nearly two-thirds of the length. Abdominal postcoxal lines incomplete, ventrite 6 posteriorly distinctly and deeply emarginate ( Fig. 23d View FIGURE 23 ). Male genitalia with penis guide ( Fig. 23e, f View FIGURE 23 ) asymmetrical, parameres subequal to or slightly shorter than penis guide, with characteristic, long and dense pubescence on outer and apical margins; penis ( Fig. 23g View FIGURE 23 ) with inner process of capsule more slender and longer than outer process, apex ( Fig. 23h View FIGURE 23 ) modified as illustrated.

Distribution. India ( Assam) (new record); China ( Yunnan).

Material examined. INDIA: Assam, Margherita , 163.5 mts, 27°15’47.4”N 095°41’59.8”E, 14.ix.2014, Sweep net, Yeshwanth, H.M. / genitalia in glass vial pinned to specimen ( NCBS) GoogleMaps .

Notes. This species was originally described under Phaenochilus by Li et al. (2017b) from Yunnan, China and it is transferred to Chilocorus ( comb. n.) following the revised phylogenetic classification proposed for Chilocorini by Li et al. (2020b). The species included as “ Chilocorus albusolomus (Li &Wang, 2017) ” by Li et al. (2020a) apparently refers to P. albomarginalis and “ Chilocorus albusolomus ” looks like a lapsus calami and not mentioned anywhere else, including Li et al. (2017b), cited as the original source of this name.