<i>Calotheca leonardii</i>, a new flea beetle species from southern Africa (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini)
Calotheca is a widespread sub-Saharan flea beetle genus comprising 36 species already described. In this contribution, we describe a new species, Calotheca leonardii sp. nov., from the Republic of South Africa. It shows the most remarkable similarities with Calotheca thunbergi. In fact, based on ex...
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| author | Paola D’Alessandro Elizabeth Grobbelaar Mattia Iannella Maurizio Biondi |
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Calotheca is a widespread sub-Saharan flea beetle genus comprising 36 species already described. In this contribution, we describe a new species, Calotheca leonardii sp. nov., from the Republic of South Africa. It shows the most remarkable similarities with Calotheca thunbergi. In fact, based on external morphology, specimens of the new species were previously considered within the variability of Calotheca thunbergi. We highlight the main diagnostic characters of the two species and provide photographs of the habitus, median lobe of the aedeagus, and spermatheca. We also report information on their geographical distribution and host plants.
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| spelling | doaj.art-5e419baea15e4df58abe82b0790b4ae82023-12-14T08:04:05ZengPAGEPress PublicationsNatural History Sciences2385-04422385-09222023-12-0110s110.4081/nhs.2023.681<i>Calotheca leonardii</i>, a new flea beetle species from southern Africa (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini)Paola D’Alessandro0Elizabeth Grobbelaar1Mattia Iannella2Maurizio Biondi3Dipartimento di Medicina clinica, sanità pubblica, scienze della vita e dell’ambiente, Università degli Studi dell’AquilaBiosystematics Division, ARC-Plant Protection Research Institute, PretoriaDipartimento di Medicina clinica, sanità pubblica, scienze della vita e dell’ambiente, Università degli Studi dell’AquilaDipartimento di Medicina clinica, sanità pubblica, scienze della vita e dell’ambiente, Università degli Studi dell’Aquila Calotheca is a widespread sub-Saharan flea beetle genus comprising 36 species already described. In this contribution, we describe a new species, Calotheca leonardii sp. nov., from the Republic of South Africa. It shows the most remarkable similarities with Calotheca thunbergi. In fact, based on external morphology, specimens of the new species were previously considered within the variability of Calotheca thunbergi. We highlight the main diagnostic characters of the two species and provide photographs of the habitus, median lobe of the aedeagus, and spermatheca. We also report information on their geographical distribution and host plants. https://sisn.pagepress.org/index.php/nhs/article/view/681Afrotropical regionCalotheca leonardii sp. nov.flea beetlesleaf beetlesnew species |
| spellingShingle | Paola D’Alessandro Elizabeth Grobbelaar Mattia Iannella Maurizio Biondi <i>Calotheca leonardii</i>, a new flea beetle species from southern Africa (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini) Natural History Sciences Afrotropical region Calotheca leonardii sp. nov. flea beetles leaf beetles new species |
| title | <i>Calotheca leonardii</i>, a new flea beetle species from southern Africa (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini) |
| title_full | <i>Calotheca leonardii</i>, a new flea beetle species from southern Africa (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini) |
| title_fullStr | <i>Calotheca leonardii</i>, a new flea beetle species from southern Africa (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini) |
| title_full_unstemmed | <i>Calotheca leonardii</i>, a new flea beetle species from southern Africa (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini) |
| title_short | <i>Calotheca leonardii</i>, a new flea beetle species from southern Africa (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini) |
| title_sort | i calotheca leonardii i a new flea beetle species from southern africa coleoptera chrysomelidae galerucinae alticini |
| topic | Afrotropical region Calotheca leonardii sp. nov. flea beetles leaf beetles new species |
| url | https://sisn.pagepress.org/index.php/nhs/article/view/681 |
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