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Eight new species of Phygasia Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) are described from China, P. gracilicornis, P. nigricollis, P. parva, P. pseudomedia, P. pseudornata, P. simidorsata, P. suturalis and P. yunnana. A list and a key with distribution records to the 21 Chinese species of Phygasia are provided. Antennae, male and female genitalia of most species are illustrated. P. wittmeri Medvedev and P. potanini Medvedev are proposed as new synonyms of P. diancangana Wang and P. potanini Lopatin, respectively. P. pallidipennis Medvedev, 2004 is the homonym of P. pallidipennis Chen et Wang, 1980.
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Ge, D., Wang, S., Li, W. et al. Study of Phygasia (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from China, with descriptions of eight new species. Biologia 63, 553–565 (2008). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11756-008-0080-5
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