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Issue: Vol. 4028 No. 3: 9 Oct. 2015
Type: Article
Published: 2015-10-09
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4028.3.8
Page range: 430–440
Abstract views: 38
PDF downloaded: 2

Amphimela raydahensis sp. nov. from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini)

King Saud University Museum of Arthropods (KSMA), Plant Protection Department, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia Classification Department, Plant Protection Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Giza, Egypt
King Saud University Museum of Arthropods (KSMA), Plant Protection Department, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
Coleoptera Leaf beetles taxonomy Arabian Peninsula new species

Abstract

Amphimela raydahensis sp. nov. is described from Garf Raydah Nature Reserve (Abha, Asir Province), southwestern Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This species was collected using black light traps at different elevations dominated by cacti and wild olive trees. This is the first confirmed species of Amphimela known from the Arabian Peninsula.