Calotheca nigromaculata species-group from sub-Saharan Africa with descriptions of two new species from KwaZulu-Natal (Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini)

By

D'Alessandro, Paola
Iannella, Mattia
Grobbelaar, Elizabeth
Biondi, Maurizio

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2022-1-28

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1084

Pages

119--137

Subjects

Afrotropical region , C. nigromaculata , C. wanati sp. nov. , Calotheca carolineae sp. nov. , Flea beetles , leaf beetles , Republic of South Africa

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1084.73175

 

Abstract

Calotheca Heyden is a flea beetle genus with a largely sub-Saharan distribution and currently comprising 34 species. The examination of new material is revealing an increase in species richness and intraspecific variability. Calotheca carolineaesp. nov. and C. wanatisp. nov., both from KwaZulu-Natal in the Republic of South Africa, are here described and attributed to the C. nigromaculata (Jacoby) species group, mainly based on genitalic characters. Photographs of the main diagnostic characters are provided, including the habitus, median lobe of the aedeagus, and spermatheca. Information on the geographic distribution and host plants of these species is also provided.