The Chrysomelidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) collected by the Kyushu University Scientific Expedition to the Nepal Himalaya in 1971 and 1972

Abstract

In total, 253 species of Chrysomelidae collected by the Kyushu University Scientific Expedition to the Nepal Himalaya, are enumerated. Of which 17 species, viz. Basilepta makiharai, Colaspoides nepalensis, Chrysolina tangalaensis, Pyrrhalta tatesuji, Stenoluperus thudamensis, Stenoluperus emotoi, Sastracella collaris, Amphimela subgeminata, Aphthona basantapurica, Aphthona dobangensis, Hespera strigiceps, Luperomorpha nepalica, Manobia shimai, Manobidia major, Sphaeroderma nakanishii, Tegyrius piceus and Dactylispa plalycanthoides, are described as new species. Basilepta nepalense Chujo is treated as a new synonym of Cleorina jacobyi Duvivier. In total, 32 species are recorded for the first time from Nepal.