Ugandaltica gen. n., a tiny flea beetle from the forest canopy in Central Africa (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini)

By

D'Alessandro, Paola
Biondi, Maurizio

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

746

Pages

123-136

Subjects

Afrotropical region , canopy , Chrysomelidae , Coleoptera , Ecology , Morphology , new genus , new species , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.746.23637

 

Abstract

In this contribution,Ugandalticawagnerigen. n.andsp. n., collected from the canopies in the Budongo Forest, Uganda, is described. Similarities and affinities with other small-sized and convex-shaped flea beetle genera, occurring in the Afrotropical region, are discussed. Micrographs of diagnostic characters, including male and female genitalia, are supplied. Finally, some considerations on the ecology of canopy flea beetles are also reported.