{"title":"A new flea beetle genus from sub-Saharan Africa, and taxonomic remarks on the <i>Blepharida</i> genera group in the Afrotropical region (Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini).","authors":"Paola D'Alessandro, Maurizio Biondi","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1228.139654","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Cladocerafulvipennis</i> Jacoby is transferred to <i>Afrotropicaltica</i> <b>gen. nov.</b>, here described. The new genus belongs to the group of Afrotropical genera traditionally attributed to the <i>Blepharida</i> group: <i>Blepharidina</i> Bechyné, <i>Calotheca</i> Heyden, <i>Diamphidia</i> Gerstaecker, <i>Polyclada</i> Chevrolat, and <i>Xanthophysca</i> Fairmaire. A diagnostic key to these genera, and the list of species currently attributed to <i>Diamphidia</i> and <i>Polyclada</i> are provided based on type material and original species descriptions. Species and genera whose taxonomic position needs a revision were identified. Finally, the following synonymy is proposed: <i>Cladocerafulvipennis</i> Jacoby, 1895 = <i>Blepharidafavareli</i> Achard, 1922, <b>syn. nov.</b></p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1228 ","pages":"139-159"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3000,"publicationDate":"2025-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11868807/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"ZooKeys","FirstCategoryId":"99","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1228.139654","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2025/1/1 0:00:00","PubModel":"eCollection","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"ZOOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
A new flea beetle genus from sub-Saharan Africa, and taxonomic remarks on the Blepharida genera group in the Afrotropical region (Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini).
Cladocerafulvipennis Jacoby is transferred to Afrotropicalticagen. nov., here described. The new genus belongs to the group of Afrotropical genera traditionally attributed to the Blepharida group: Blepharidina Bechyné, Calotheca Heyden, Diamphidia Gerstaecker, Polyclada Chevrolat, and Xanthophysca Fairmaire. A diagnostic key to these genera, and the list of species currently attributed to Diamphidia and Polyclada are provided based on type material and original species descriptions. Species and genera whose taxonomic position needs a revision were identified. Finally, the following synonymy is proposed: Cladocerafulvipennis Jacoby, 1895 = Blepharidafavareli Achard, 1922, syn. nov.
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