Two new species of Metallactus from Bolivia and Brazil (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cryptocephalinae)
Sassi Davide
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 55(2): 703-712, 2015
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Abstract: Metallactus sekerkai sp. nov. and M. quadriophthalmus sp. nov. from Bolivia and
Brazil, are described and figured. Both species belong to the first group of
Suffrian?s (1866) classification. The alleged systematic significance of the
prosternal process morphology is briefly discussed.
Key words: Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cryptocephalinae, Pachybrachina, entomology, taxonomy, new species, Bolivia, Brazil, Neotropical Region
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