Elevating Omophoita octoguttata elytralis Bechyné, 1956 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini) to species

Abstract An updated morphological description for Omophoita elytralis (Bechyné, 1956), stat. nov., is presented, including the first account of the genitalia for this species. The separation Omophoita elytralis from O. octoguttata (Fabricius, 1775) is supported by differences found in the median lob...

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Main Authors: Bruno Piotrovski Begha, Mateus Henrique Santos, Laura Rocha Prado
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Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2023-07-01
Series:Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0031-10492023000100216&lng=en&tlng=en
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author Bruno Piotrovski Begha
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description Abstract An updated morphological description for Omophoita elytralis (Bechyné, 1956), stat. nov., is presented, including the first account of the genitalia for this species. The separation Omophoita elytralis from O. octoguttata (Fabricius, 1775) is supported by differences found in the median lobe of males, elytral tegument uniform in color (not patterned), and their allopatric geographical distribution.
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spelling doaj.art-205092cf65d545858ce8ac6928e3452a2023-07-25T07:45:58ZengUniversidade de São PauloPapéis Avulsos de Zoologia1807-02052023-07-016310.11606/1807-0205/2023.63.016Elevating Omophoita octoguttata elytralis Bechyné, 1956 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini) to speciesBruno Piotrovski Beghahttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-8247Mateus Henrique Santoshttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3063-1455Laura Rocha Pradohttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1237-2824Abstract An updated morphological description for Omophoita elytralis (Bechyné, 1956), stat. nov., is presented, including the first account of the genitalia for this species. The separation Omophoita elytralis from O. octoguttata (Fabricius, 1775) is supported by differences found in the median lobe of males, elytral tegument uniform in color (not patterned), and their allopatric geographical distribution.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0031-10492023000100216&lng=en&tlng=enFlea beetlesGenitaliaNeotropicsOedionychinaTaxonomy
spellingShingle Bruno Piotrovski Begha
Mateus Henrique Santos
Laura Rocha Prado
Elevating Omophoita octoguttata elytralis Bechyné, 1956 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini) to species
Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia
Flea beetles
Genitalia
Neotropics
Oedionychina
Taxonomy
title Elevating Omophoita octoguttata elytralis Bechyné, 1956 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini) to species
title_full Elevating Omophoita octoguttata elytralis Bechyné, 1956 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini) to species
title_fullStr Elevating Omophoita octoguttata elytralis Bechyné, 1956 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini) to species
title_full_unstemmed Elevating Omophoita octoguttata elytralis Bechyné, 1956 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini) to species
title_short Elevating Omophoita octoguttata elytralis Bechyné, 1956 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini) to species
title_sort elevating omophoita octoguttata elytralis bechyne 1956 coleoptera chrysomelidae galerucinae alticini to species
topic Flea beetles
Genitalia
Neotropics
Oedionychina
Taxonomy
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0031-10492023000100216&lng=en&tlng=en
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