Diekeana Explained

Diekeana is a genus of beetle in the family Coccinellidae, formerly included within the genus Epilachna.^[1]

Selected species

• Diekeana admirabilis (Crotch, 1874)
• Diekeana alternans (Mulsant, 1850)
• Diekeana glochinosa (Pang & Mao, 1979)
• Diekeana grayi Mulsant, 1850
• Diekeana insignis (Gorham, 1892)
• Diekeana macularis (Mulsant, 1850)
• Diekeana maxima (Weise, 1898)
• Diekeana parainsignis (Pang & Mao, 1979)

Notes and References

1. SZAWARYN, K., BOCAK, L., ŚLIPIŃSKI, A., ESCALONA, H.E. and TOMASZEWSKA, W. (2015), Phylogeny and evolution of phytophagous ladybird beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Epilachnini), with recognition of new genera. Syst Entomol, 40: 547-569. https://doi.org/10.1111/syen.12121