Alticinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) of Socotra Island
Döberl Manfred
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52(supplementum 2): 429-447, 2012
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Abstract: Data on Alticinae from Socotra Island (Yemen) are presented for the first time.
Altogether, 17 species in ten genera are recorded including the following new
taxa: Aphthona socotrana sp. nov., Bezdekaltica gen. nov. with B. socotrana sp.
nov. as the type species, Luperomorpha biondii sp. nov., and Yemenaltica furthi
sp. nov. Three species of Aphthona Chevrolat, 1836, two of Eriotica Harold,
1877, and one of Longitarsus Latreille, 1829 remain unidentified. New synonymy
is proposed: Hermaeophaga ruficollis (Lucas, 1847) = Lactica unicolor Jacoby,
1886, syn. nov. Lectotypes are designated for Lactica unicolor and Podagrica
puncticollis Weise, 1902. Aedeagi, spermathecae, and habiti are illustrated for
all species.
Key words: Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Alticinae, new genus, new species, taxonomy, new records, new synonymy, Yemen, Socotra