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Issue: Vol. 1109 No. 1: 17 Jan. 2006
Type: Articles
Published: 2006-01-17
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1109.1.4
Page range: 39–47
Abstract views: 82
PDF downloaded: 19

Orisaltata, a new genus of flea beetles from the Oriental Region(Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

Department of Entomology, Kerala Agricultural University, Vellayani P. O., Trivandrum – 695 522, Kerala, INDIA
Systematic Entomology Laboratory, PSI, Agricultural Research Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture, c/o National Museum of Natural History, MRC 168 Washington, DC 20560, U. S. A
Coleoptera Chrysomelidae new genus synonymy Oriental Region

Abstract

A new genus, Orisaltata, with the type species Aphthona azurea Jacoby (the only known species) from the Oriental Region is described and illustrated. Comparative notes and host plant information are provided. Aphthona babai Kimoto is synonymized with Orisaltata azurea.

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