Revision of the Australian leaf beetle genus Cheiloxena Baly, 1860 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Spilopyrinae)

• DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4497.4.3
• Publication Date: 2018-10-11T02:11:49Z
• Authors: C. A. M. REID; M. BEATSON
• Keywords: 0106 biological sciences; Eucalyptus; Insecta; Arthropoda; Chrysomelidae; Myrtaceae; Australia; Biodiversity; 01 natural sciences; Coleoptera; Animalia; Animals; Queensland; Taxonomy

The endemic Australian leaf beetle genus Cheiloxena Baly, 1860 is revised, with eight valid species, three new: C. aitori sp. nov.; C. blackburni Reid, 1992; C. conani sp. nov.; C. frenchae Blackburn, 1893; C. insignis Blackburn, 1896; C. monga sp. nov.; C. tuberosa Reid, 1992; C. westwoodii Baly, 1860. A key is provided for their identification and all species are described. Cheiloxena species occur from southern Victoria to central Queensland. Hosts are Araliaceae (Astrotricha), Proteaceae (Lomatia) and possibly Myrtaceae (Eucalyptus).