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The Afrotropical genus Afroaltica Biondi & D’Alessandro (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticinae): new data and description of a new species from Limpopo (Republic of South Africa)

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Pages 365-370 | Accepted 31 Jan 2010, Published online: 31 May 2013
 

Abstract

A second flea-beetle species attributable to the South-African genus Afroaltica Biondi & D’Alessandro 2007, is here described: A. parvula n.sp. External habitus with scanning electronic micrographs and line drawings of some diagnostic morphological characteristics are reported. New localities for A. subaptera Biondi & D’Alessandro 2007, are also provided. Because of these new records, both new diagnostic characters and an update of the distribution of the genus Afroaltica are also supplied.

Résumé

Le genre afrotropical Afroaltica & D’Alessandro (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticinae): nouvelles données et description d’une nouvelle espèce du Limpopo (République d’Afrique du Sud). Une seconde espèce d’altise attribuée au genre sud-africain Afroaltica Biondi & D’Alessandro 2007 est décrite ici: A. parvula n.sp. L’habitus est illustré au moyen de photographies au microscope électronique à balayage et de dessins au traits de caractères choisis. De nouvelles localités de A. subaptera Biondi & D’Alessandro 2007 sont aussi indiquées. Ces nouvelles données et ces nouveaux caractères permettent de proposer une mise-à-jour de la distribution du genre Afroaltica.

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