Revision of the legume-feeding leaf beetle genus Madurasia Jacoby, including a new species description (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Galerucini)

By

Prathapan, Kaniyarikkal

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2016

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

597

Pages

57-79

Subjects

Africa , Asia , Biology , Pest , pulses , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.597.7520

 

Abstract

Madurasia Jacoby is revised and M. andamanica sp. n., endemic to the Andaman Islands in the Indian Ocean, is described and illustrated. Madurasia obscurella Jacoby, syn. n., is a new junior synonym of Madurasia undulatovittata (Motschulsky), comb. n. A lectotype is designated for M. obscurella. Literature on the biology and management of M. undulatovittata is reviewed.