Geographical Distribution of Genus Gastrolina in China (Chrysomelidae:Chrysomelinae)

The geographical distribution of the genus Gastrolina(Chrysomelidae : Chrysomelinae) in China was analysed using GIS software.A distribution database of Gastrolina species was compiled based on specimen collection localities.This was overlapped with zoogeographic regions to develop distribution maps.Gastrolina mainly occurrs in the Central China,North China,South China,Southwest China and North China.Based on the geographical distribution and statistical analyses,central part of Central China and northwest North China are likely center of distribution,and the central part of Central China is diversity and differentiation center of this genus.