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            <p> Monolepta albipunctata sp. nov.</p>
            <p>Figs 1-10</p>
            <p>Type material.</p>
            <p>Holotype: China • ♂; Guangxi, Jinxiu, Luoxiang; 400 m; 14-V-1999; Xing-ke Yang leg. (IZAS). Paratypes: China • 1♂; same data as holotype • 1♀; Guangxi, Jinxiu, Luoxiang; 450 m; 30-VI-2000; Jun Chen leg. • 2♀♀; Guangxi, Jinxiu, Luoxiang; 400 m; 15-V-1999; Da-jun Liu leg. (all IZAS).</p>
            <p>Description.</p>
            <p>Length: 5.5-6.6 mm, width 2.7-3.7 mm. Holotype: length 6.6 mm, width 3.4 mm.</p>
            <p>Head, pronotum, prothorax, scutellum, ventral side of mesothorax and metathorax, abdomen, and legs orange; clypeus and mouthparts black; antennae black except 1st segment paler; tibiae slightly dark orange, tarsi black; basal area of elytra orange, middle to apical area black with an oval white spot.</p>
            <p>Vertex slightly convex, with transverse wrinkles, punctures obvious, space between punctures almost equal to diameter of punctures, each puncture with a seta; frontal tubercle obvious, not deeply divided by ecdysial suture, triangular, glabrous and with several large punctures near frontal area; antennae longer than half of body, 1st segment arc-shaped, length ratio of 2nd and 3rd segment 19: 18; length ratio of 4th and the combination of 2nd and 3rd 2: 1.</p>
            <p>Pronotum transverse, pronotum around 1.6 times as broad as long; disc slightly convex, glabrous, shallowly depressed on each side, surface with irregular strong and fine punctures, each puncture with short seta.</p>
            <p>Scutellum triangular, smooth and impunctate.</p>
            <p>Elytra about 1.5 times as long as broad, basal part wider than pronotum; humeral angle obvious; two types of punctures in elytra: space between large punctures about 3 times as wide as diameter of puncture, small punctures irregularly distributed; epipleuron strongly narrowed after basal 1/3 and disappearing at the beginning of apex.</p>
            <p>Ventral surface of mesothorax and metathorax covered with long setae. 1st segment of hind tarsi 1.9 times as long as remaining segments combined. Anterior coxal cavities open.</p>
            <p>Male. Last ventrite of male with trilobite concavities. The median apical lobe of the last sternite around twice as broad as long (Fig. 5). Aedeagus very slender, almost parallel-sided from base to middle, suddenly narrowed before 1/2 part, rounded at apex, slightly curved towards ventral side (Fig. 9). Tectum extends almost to apex of aedeagus (Fig. 8).</p>
            <p>Female. Last ventrite of female with very slight concavities. Spermathecal cornu slender, curved almost vertical, middle part short, curved, nodulus middle narrow. Ventral part of bursa sclerites slender, slightly undulate at outer side, dorsal pair slender, pointed at apex.</p>
            <p>Etymology.</p>
            <p> The specific epithet albipunctatus, - a, - um (meaning  ‘white-spotted’ ) is a New Latin adjective formed from the Latin adjective albus, - a, - um (  ‘white’ ) and the New Latin adjective punctatus, - a, - um (  ‘punctate’ , 'marked by spots or  punctures’ ); it refers to the large white spots on the elytra of this species. </p>
            <p>Distribution.</p>
            <p>China: Guangxi.</p>
            <p>Diagnosis.</p>
            <p> This species is similar to  M. postfasciata Gressitt &amp; Kimoto, 1963, but the latter has a smaller body with an obvious T-shaped black spot on each elytron, whereas  M. albipunctata sp. nov. has a larger body with two separate large, white, round spots on each elytron. </p>
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            <p> Monolepta alticola sp. nov.</p>
            <p>Figs 11-20</p>
            <p>Type material.</p>
            <p>Holotype: China • ♂; Yunnan, Zhongdian, Gezan; 3000 m; 3-VIII-2003 (IZAS). Paratypes: China • 1♂; Yunnan, Zhongdian, Gezan; 3000 m; 3-VIII-2003 • 2♀♀; Yunnan, Lunan, Shilin; 1700 m; 9-VII-1956; Kryzhanovskiy leg. (IZAS).</p>
            <p>Description.</p>
            <p>Length: 2.5-3.5 mm, width: 1.5-2.0 mm. Holotype: length 3.5 mm, width 2.0 mm.</p>
            <p>Vertex orange, frons yellow, mouthparts dark brown; antennae dark brown except segments 1-3 brown; dorsal and ventral side of prothorax, coxae of front legs, femora yellow; scutellum, elytra, ventral side of mesothorax, metathorax, middle and hind legs dark brown; tibiae and tarsi of front legs pale brown, apex of middle and hind legs pale yellow.</p>
            <p>Vertex convex, punctures sparsely and irregularly distributed; frontal tubercle developed; antennae longer than half of body, 1st segment arc-shaped, length ratio of 2nd and 3rd segment 16: 15, length ratio of 4th segment and the combination of 2nd and 3rd 45: 31.</p>
            <p>Pronotum transverse, around 1.6 times as broad as long; disc slightly convex, shallowly depressed on each side, punctures unapparent, sparsely distributed; space between punctures wider than diameter of punctures.</p>
            <p>Scutellum triangular, smooth and impunctate. The elytron about 1.6 times as long as broad; basal part wider than pronotum, humeral angle obvious; punctures on elytra irregularly distributed, space between punctures about 3 times as diameter of punctures. Epipleuron strongly narrowed after basal 1/3 and disappearing at beginning of apex.</p>
            <p>Ventral surface of mesothorax, metathorax, and abdomen covered with long hairs.</p>
            <p>Width and length ratio of median apical lobe 1.1 (apex part width to length), 2.2 (basal part width to length) (Fig. 15). 1st segment of hind tarsi about 1.7 times as long as remaining segments combined.</p>
            <p>Male. Aedeagus slender, ratio of length and width around 5; greatest width in basal 1/3, and suddenly narrowed from basal 1/2 and parallel sided; apex slightly cuspidate. Tectum extends almost to the apex of aedeagus, cuspidate apically (Fig. 18).</p>
            <p>Female. Last ventrite of female normal, male with trilobite concavities. Spermathecal cornu slender, apex slightly pointed, middle part short, curved, nodulus nearly spherical, large.</p>
            <p>Etymology.</p>
            <p> The specific epithet  Monolepta alticola , altus (meaning 'living in high  altitude’ ) is a Latin adjective and the Latin col, (  ‘lives’ ); it refers to the high-altitude habitat of this species. </p>
            <p>Distribution.</p>
            <p>China: Yunnan.</p>
            <p>Diagnosis.</p>
            <p> This species is similar to  M. schereri Gressitt &amp; Kimoto, 1963 and  M. epistomalis Laboissière , 1935. The main differences are the following: the ventral side of the meso- and meta-thorax and the abdomen of  M. schereri are yellowish brown, whereas these are dark brown in  M. alticola sp. nov.  M. epistomalis has a dark-brown head and a yellowish-brown abdomen, whereas  M. alticola sp. nov. has a yellow head and a black abdomen, and with the aedeagus tapering towards its apex. </p>
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            <p> Monolepta bivittata sp. nov.</p>
            <p>Figs 21-27</p>
            <p>Type material.</p>
            <p>Holotype: China • ♂; Zhejiang, Taishun, Wuyanling Nature Reserve station by light; 800 m; 1-VIII-2005; Liu Ye leg. (IZAS). Paratypes: China • 3♂♂; Zhejiang, Taishun, Wuyanling Nature Reserve station, at light; 800 m; 1-VIII-2005; Liu Ye leg. (IZAS).</p>
            <p>Description.</p>
            <p>Length: 3.0-3.6 mm, width: 1.5-1.7 mm. Holotype: length 3.6 mm, width 1.7 mm.</p>
            <p>Head, dorsal and ventral side of prothorax, and legs yellowish brown; mouthparts, scutellum, ventral side of mesothorax and metathorax black; antennae black, except segments 1-3 yellowish brown; elytra and abdomen pale yellow, basal and postmedian area of elytra with transverse black stripe.</p>
            <p>Vertex convex, with sparsely distributed punctures; frontal tubercle developed, trapezoid, glabrous and without punctures; antennae reach half of body, 1st segment arc-shaped, length ratio of segment 2nd and 3rd 15: 16, length ratio of 4thand combination of 2nd and 3rd 34: 31.</p>
            <p>Pronotum about 1.5 times as broad as long; disc slightly convex, shallowly depressed on each side, punctures unapparent and sparsely distributed.</p>
            <p>Scutellum triangular, smooth and impunctate. Elytron about 1.5 times as long as broad; basal part wider than pronotum, humeral angle obvious; punctures evenly distributed, space between punctures is about 2 times as diameter of puncture, each puncture with seta; epipleuron strongly narrowed after basal 1/3, disappearring at beginning of apex. Ventral side of mesothorax, metathorax and abdomen covered with long hairs.</p>
            <p>Male. Last ventrite of male with trilobite concavities. Width and length ratio of median apical lobe 1.4 (apex width to length), 1.5 (basal width to length) (Fig. 24). Aedeagus: ratio of length to width around 4:3; gradually and slightly tapering from base to near apex then abruptly constricted in distal 1/5 in lateral view; apex rounded and slightly pointed (Figs 25, 27). Tectum broad, long, reaching to apex of aedeagus (Fig. 25).</p>
            <p>Etymology.</p>
            <p> The specific epithet bivittatus, - a, - um (meaning  ‘bivittate’ , 'having two bands or stripes or  vittae’ ) is a New Latin adjective formed from the Latin prefix bi - (a shortened form of bis,  ‘twice’ ) and the Latin adjective vittatus, - a, - um (  ‘banded’ ); it refers to the two transverse black stripes on the elytra of this species, a character which distinguishes this species from all other species in the genus. </p>
            <p>Distribution.</p>
            <p>China: Zhejiang.</p>
            <p>Diagnosis.</p>
            <p> This species is similar to  M. leechi Jacoby, 1890,  M. maana Gressitt &amp; Kimoto, 1963, and  M. liui Gressitt &amp; Kimoto, 1963. The main differences are the following: the abdomen of  M. leechi is black and the apex of the aedeagus is sharp, whereas the abdomen of  M. bivittata sp. nov. is pale yellow and the apex of the aedeagus is blunt. The space between the punctures on the elytra of  M. maana is equal to the diameter of the punctures, whereas in  M. bivittata sp. nov., it is about twice the diameter of the punctures. The mid- and hind-legs of  M. liui are dark brown, whereas the legs of  M. bivittata sp. nov. are yellowish brown. </p>
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            <p> Genus  Monolepta Chevrolat</p>
            <p> Monolepta Chevrolat 1836: 383. Type species:  Crioceris bioculata Fabricius, 1781, by subsequent designation (Chevrolat 1845: 5). </p>
            <p> Damais Jacoby 1903: 118. Type species:  Damais humeralis Jacoby, 1903, by monotypy. Synonymized by Maulik (1936: 373). </p>
            <p> Aemulaphthona Scherer 1969: 89. Type species:  Aemulaphthona ochracea (Weise, 1922), by monotypy. Synonymized by Konstantinov (2002: 210). </p>
            <p> Chimporia Laboissière 1931: 413. Type species:  Chimporia monardi Laboissière , 1931, by monotypy. Synonymized by Wagner (2007: 84). </p>
            <p>Distribution.</p>
            <p>Palaearctic, Oriental, Australian, Afrotropical, Neotropical region.</p>
            <p>Diagnosis.</p>
            <p>Body length: 1.9-9.5 mm. Antennae longer than half or even equal to the body, segments 2 and 3 almost equal in length, segment 4 equal to or longer than sum of segments 2 and 3. Width of pronotum longer than length; anterior margin slightly depressed, basal margin protruding and lateral margins slightly protruding; basal margin and lateral margins with frame; anterior and posterior angle thickened, each angle with a seta-pore; disc convex, generally depressed on both sides. Scutellum triangular, smooth, and impunctate. Elytra broader than pronotum, humeral angle obvious; epipleuron broad before basal 1/3, then strongly narrowed and disappearing at beginning of apex. Anterior coxal cavities open or closed, each tibia with a spine in apex, spine of hind tibiae longest, 1st segment of hind tarsi longer than remaining segments combined; claws appendiculate. Last sternite of male with trilobate concavities, female normal, without any concavities (Gressitt and Kimoto 1963).</p>
            <p>Remarks.</p>
            <p> Since its description, several genera have been synonymized with  Monolepta . Of these, Maulik (1936) synonymized  Damais Jacoby, 1903 based on the length of the 1st segment of the hind tarsi which is longer than the remaining combined segments in  D. humeralis Jacoby, 1903, the type species. Konstantinov (2002) synonymized  Aemulaphthona Scherer, 1969, originally placed in  Alticini , based on several characters of the type species  Aemulaphthona ochracea (Weise, 1922), such as the flat head in lateral view, absence of a supraorbital sulcus, and metafemur without a metafemoral spring. Wagner (2007) synonymized  Chimporia Laboissière 1931 based on the similarity of the aedeagus. Also, based on characters of the anterior coxae and the second antennomere, and morphology of aedeagus, many new genera were described for species previously included in  Monolepta , such as  Afromaculepta Wagner, 2000,  Afromegalepta Wagner, 2001,  Afrocandezea Wagner, 2002,  Afronaumannia Wagner, 2005,  Monoleptoides Wagner, 2011,  Neobarombiella Wagner, 2012,  Orthoneolepta Hazmi &amp; Wagner, 2013,  Paraneolepta Hazmi &amp; Wagner, 2013,  Bicolorizea Wagner, 2015, and  Doeberllepta Wagner, 2017. </p>
            <p> The ratio of antennomeres 2 and 3 is of great importance for the identification in  Monolepta and related genera. The length of 2 to 3 in the type species,  M. bioculata , is 0.83-1.00 (Wagner 2007). Sometimes antennomere 2 is slightly shorter than 3, as in  M. jeanneli (0.78-0.87), or on the contrary, antennomere 2 is slightly longer than 3, as in  M. usambarica (1.00-1.20; Wagner 2000). In general, the ratio of antennomeres 2 and 3 is 0.80-1.20. </p>
            <p> There are also some similar genera in the Oriental region. In  Arcastes , the lack of pronotal depressions and the significantly enlarged antennomeres 3-8 distinguishes it from other genera, as does the ratio of antennomeres 2 and 3, which is 0.5-0.57; thus, it is easily recognized from  Monolepta (Hazmi and Wagner 2010a).  Rubrarcastes has the similarly enlarged antennomeres of  Arcastes , but the ratio of antennomeres 2 and 3 is 0.43-0.57 (Hazmi and Wagner 2010b). In the Oriental region, the relatively large body and the transverse depression on the pronotum distinguish  Paraneolepta ; antennomeres 4-6 are significantly widened in  Orthoneolepta , which is different from that of  Monolepta . In  Ochralea Clark, 1865 the relatively large body (7.75-14.40 mm) and the deeply incised median lobe of aedeagus are characteristic (Hazmi and Wagner 2010c). The ratio of antennomeres of  Neolepta is 0.75-0.80,  Paraneolepta is 0.75-0.86, and  Orthoneolepta 0.60-1.00.  Neolepta is usually with widened median antennomeres. However, these three similar genera have a tansverse depression on pronotum, which is not present in  Monolepta . </p>
            <p> Eleven similar genera are distributed in China. In  Atrachya Dejean, 1837, antennomere 3 is much longer than 2, and the tectum is deeply incised and with strong apical hooks (Lee 2020). In  Sermyloides Jacoby, 1884, there is a strong frontal depression in males and a usually modified antennomere 3. In  Ochralea Clark, 1865 antennomeres 2 and 3 are almost equal in length. In  Shaira Maulik, 1936, the elytra is very short, and so this genus can be easily distinguished. In  Pseudosepharia Laboissière , 1936, the epipleuron is very broad and 1/3 times as wide as the elytron. In  Paleosepharia Laboissière , 1936, the epipleuron is gradually narrowed from its base to its apex, and there is sexual dimorphism (Lee 2018). In  Macrima Baly, 1878, there is a frontal depression in males.  Trichosepharia Laboissière , 1936 has the basal part of the median lobe incised and the tectum enlarged at its apex. In  Chinochya Lee, 2020, tasomere 1 is swollen in males, and there are two types of endophallic spiculae.  Tsouchya Lee, 2020, has antennomere 2 much shorter than 3, and there are two types of endophallic spiculae. In  Neochya Lee, 2020 antonnomeres 2 and 3 are almost the same length, but the coxal cavities are widely open and there is only one pair of endophallic spiculae. </p>
            <p> The species included in  Monolepta generally have two types of antennae: either with segments 2 and 3 equal in length or with segment 3 longer than 2. Most species of the former group have a similar type of aedeagus; these include:  M. babai Kimoto, 1996;  M. bicavipennis Chen, 1942;  M. kwangtunga Gressitt &amp; Kimoto, 1963;  M. mordelloides Chen, 1942;  M. parvezi Aslam, 1968, and  M. subflavipennis Kimoto, 1989. Since the redescription of the type species by Wagner (2007),  “true” Monolepta can be distinguished by the similar lengths of antennomeres 2 and 3, the abruptly narrowed epipleuron after the basal 1/3, and the aedeagus type. Although, the closed anterior coxal cavities of  Monolepta were the main character to identify the genus in the past, Wagner (1999, 2007) redescribed anterior coxal cavities of the type species and showed them to be open. So, these structures are rather variable, with some closed or almost closed and others completely open. </p>
            <p> Although 73 species of  Monolepta are known from China, little recent detailed work on the genus has so far been published, and some species with the second and third antennomeres of unequal length and different types of aedeagus may need to be transferred to other genera in the future, for example  M. yaosanica Chen, 1942 and  M. postfasciata Gressitt &amp; Kimoto, 1963. The following key is restricted to those 68 species which have antennomeres 2 and 3 of equal length. </p>
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            <p> Monolepta mengsongensis sp. nov.</p>
            <p>Figs 28-34</p>
            <p>Type material.</p>
            <p>Holotype: China • ♂; Yunnan, Menglong, Banna, Mengsong; 1600 m; 27-IV-1958; Shu-yong Wang leg. (IZAS). Paratype: China • 1♂; Yunnan, Menglong, Banna, Mengsong; 1600 m; 27-IV-1958; Shu-yong Wang leg. (IZAS).</p>
            <p>Description. Length: 5.5-6.5 mm, width 3-3.5 mm. Holotype: length 6.5 mm, width 3.5 mm.</p>
            <p>Head, dorsal and ventral side of prothorax, mesothorax, metathorax, and femora orange; mouthparts darker; antennae dark brown, 1st segment pale; scutellum, tibiae, and tarsi black; a wide, transverse, pale, yellowish-brown stripe after middle part of elytra, which reaches middle sutures but not to lateral margins.</p>
            <p>Vertex convex, with transverse wrinkle, punctures obvious and evenly distributed, space between punctures is about twice as diameter of punctures; frontal tubercle developed, deeply divided by ecdysial suture, not reaching compound eye, triangular, glabrous and with a few punctures; antennae reach apex of elytra, 1st segment arc-shaped, 2nd antennomere equal to 3rd, 4th segment longer than sum of 2nd and 3rd.</p>
            <p>Pronotum about 1.5 times as broad as long; disc slightly convex, shallowly depressed on each side; punctures obvious, densely and irregularly distributed, space between punctures wider than diameter of punctures.</p>
            <p>Scutellum triangular, smooth and impunctate. Elytron nearly 1.6 times as long as broad; basal part broader than pronotum, humeral angle obvious; punctures evenly distributed, space between punctures about 2-3 times diameter of punctures. Epipleura strongly narrowed after basal 1/3 and disappearing at beginning of apex. Ventral side of mesothorax, metathorax and abdomen covered with long hairs.</p>
            <p>Male. Last ventrite of male with trilobite concavities. Width and length ratio of median apical lobe 0.76 (apex width to length), 1.3 (basal width to length) (Fig. 31). Aedeagus almost straight, parallel sided in apical 1/5, slightly widened in the middle part, narrowed after 1/3 of apex, rounded at apex, slightly curved towards ventral side (Fig. 33). Tectum not reaching apex of aedeagus, apex rounded (Fig. 32). 1st segment of hind tarsi about 1.5 times as long as remaining segments combined.</p>
            <p>Etymology.</p>
            <p>This species is named after its type locality at Mengsong.</p>
            <p>Distribution.</p>
            <p>China: Yunnan.</p>
            <p>Diagnosis.</p>
            <p> This species resembles  M. leechi ,  M. liui , and  M. lunata , but the length of the antennae reaches half of the body in  M. leechi and  M. liui , whereas in this species the length of the antennae reaches the apex of elytra.  M. lunata has a rounded spot on the elytra, but in the new species there is a transverse band. This species has a transverse stripe on each elytron and its antennae reach the apex of the elytra, which can easily distinguish it from other species of  Monolepta with transverse stripes. </p>
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            <p> Monolepta rubripennis sp. nov.</p>
            <p>Figs 35-44</p>
            <p>Type material.</p>
            <p>Holotype: China • ♂; Sichuan, Mount Emei, Baoguo temple; 550-750 m; 2-VI-1957; Ke-ren Huang leg. (IZAS). Paratypes: China • 2♀♀; Hunan, Guiding, Sidu, Xinlong village; 12-VII-2008; Hong-bin Liang leg. • 1♂; Fujian, Chongan, Xing village, Sangang; 740 m; 4-VI-1960; Yong Zuo leg. • 1♀; Sichuan, Mount Emei, Baoguo temple; 550-750 m; Ke-ren Huang leg.; 2-VI-1957 • 1♀; Mount Emei; 28-II-1955; Ke-ren Huang leg. • 1♀; Sichuan, Mount Emei, Baoguo temple; 550-750 m; 29-V-1957; Zong-yuan Wang leg. (all IZAS).</p>
            <p>Description.</p>
            <p>Length: 4.5-5.5 mm, width 2.2-3.0 mm. Holotype: length 5.5 mm, width 2.8 mm.</p>
            <p>Head, pronotum, prothorax, and legs black; scutellum, elytra, mesothorax, metathorax, and abdomen orange to reddish brown. Basal 1/2 of hind femur orange.</p>
            <p>Vertex slightly convex with transverse wrinkle visible only laterally, punctures sparsely and irregularly distributed; frontal tubercle developed, deeply divided by ecdydial suture, triangular, not very glabrous and with many wrinkles on; antennae reach half of the body, 1st segment arc-shaped, length ratio of segment 2nd and 3rd 19:21, length ratio of 4th and the combination of 2nd and 3rd 23:18.</p>
            <p>The pronotum is about 1.7 times as broad as long; disc slightly convex, shallowly depressed on each side; surface with irregular strong punctures, densely distributed near anterior margin, sparsely near basal margin. Anterior coxal cavities open.</p>
            <p>Scutellum triangular, smooth and impunctate. Elytra is about 1.4 times as long as broad; basal part wider than pronotum, humeral angle obvious; punctures on elytra evenly distributed, with very short seta, space between punctures about 2-4 times as diameter of punctures; epipleuron strongly narrowed after basal 1/3 and disappearing at the beginning of apex. Ventral side of mesothorax, metathorax and abdomen glabrous, covered with longhairs.</p>
            <p>The width and length ratio of median apical lobe is 1.2 (apex width to length), 2.3 (basal width to length) (Fig. 39). The 1st segment of hind tarsi is about 1.5 times as long as remainder combined.</p>
            <p>Male. Last ventrite of male with trilobite concavities. Aedeagus very slender and evenly narrowing from base to apex, apex rounded with a small cuspidate process. Tectum not reaching the apex of aedeagus, acute angle apex and curved towards ventral side (Fig. 43).</p>
            <p>Female. Last ventrite of female normal. Spermathecal cornu curved strongly, middle part short, curved, very slender, nodulus small, nearly spherical. Ventral part of bursa sclerites fusiform, dorsal pair triangular, pointed at apex.</p>
            <p>Etymology.</p>
            <p> The specific epithet  Monolepta rubripennis , rubripenne (meaning 'having red feathers or  wings’ ) is a New Latin adjective formed from the Latin adjective ruber, rubra, - um (  ‘red’ ) and the Latin noun penna, - ae (  ‘feather’ ,  ‘wing’ ); it refers to the red elytra of this species. </p>
            <p>Distribution.</p>
            <p>China: Hunan, Fujian, Sichuan.</p>
            <p>Diagnosis.</p>
            <p> This species is similar to  M. rufipennis Jacoby, 1899 and  M. langbianica Kimoto, 1989. The main differences are the following:  M. rubripennis sp. nov. has. an orange abdomen and black antennae, whereas  M. rufipennis has a black abdomen and yellow antennae, and  M. langbianica has yellowish-brown antennae and a yellowish-brown abdomen. </p>
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	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5D1CAEB1ECD15592A22571553711CA29	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Lei, Qi-long;Xu, Si-yuan;Yang, Xing-ke;Nie, Rui-E	Lei, Qi-long, Xu, Si-yuan, Yang, Xing-ke, Nie, Rui-E (2021): Five new species of the leaf-beetle genus Monolepta Chevrolat (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae) from China. ZooKeys 1056: 35-57, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1056.65335, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1056.65335
