Andersonoplatus, a new, remarkable leaf litter inhabiting genus of Monoplatina (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini)

By

Linzmeier, Adelita Maria
Konstantinov, Alexander S, 1955-

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

744

Pages

79-138

Subjects

Alticini , flightless , leaf litter , Neotropical region , new genus , new species

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.744.22766

 

Abstract

Andersonoplatus, a new genus with 16 new species from Venezuela (A.andersoni,A.bechyneorum,A.castaneus,A.flavus,A.jolyi,A.laculata,A.lagunanegra,A.macubaji,A.merga,A.merida,A.microoculus,A.peck,A.rosalesi,A.sanare,A.saviniae) and Panama (A.baru), is described and illustrated. All the specimens were collected in leaf litter by R. Anderson and S. and J. Peck.Andersonoplatusis compared toAndersonalticaLinzmeier & Konstantinov,ApleuralticaBechyne,DistigmopteraBlake andUlricaScherer.