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Issue: Vol. 966 No. 1: 2 May. 2005
Type: Articles
Published: 2005-05-02
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.966.1.1
Page range: 1–8
Abstract views: 34
PDF downloaded: 5

A new species of Longitarsus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) feeding on Chinese potato, Plectranthus rotundifolius (Lamiaceae) in southern India

Department of Entomology
Department of Entomology
Department of Plant Pathology, Kerala Agricultural University, Vellayani P. O., Trivandrum–695 522, Kerala, INDIA
Coleoptera Chrysomelidae Longitarsus new species Plectranthus rotundifolius India

Abstract

Longitarsus serrulatus, a new species feeding on Plectranthus rotundifolius (Lamiaceae) in Kerala, India, is described and illustrated. Host plant data and ecological information are provided.

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