Elevating <i>Omophoita octoguttata elytralis</i> Bechyné, 1956 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini) to species

An updated morphological description for Omophoita elytralis (Bechyné, 1956Bechyné, J. 1956. Beitrage zur Kenntnis der neotropischen Alticiden un Galeruciden. Entomologischen Arbeiten aus dem Museum G. Frey, 7: 965-1071.), stat. nov., is presented, including the first account of the genitalia for this species. The separation Omophoita elytralis from O. octoguttata (Fabricius, 1775Fabricius, J.C. 1775. Systema entomologiae, sistens insectorum classes, ordines, genera, species, adiectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, observationibus. Leipzig, Officina Libraria Kortii.) is supported by differences found in the median lobe of males, elytral tegument uniform in color (not patterned), and their allopatric geographical distribution.

Keywords
Flea beetles; Genitalia; Neotropics; Oedionychina; Taxonomy

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Bruno Piotrovski Begha

Conceptualization

Writing - review & editing

Data curation

Formal analysis

Investigation

Visualization

Writing - original draft

discussion of the results

reviewed and approved the final version of the paper

Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Instituto de Ciências Biológicas (ICB), Departamento de Ecologia (DECOL), Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal. Goiânia, GO, Brasil. E-mail: bpbegha@gmail.comUniversidade Federal de GoiásBrasilGoiânia, GO, BrasilUniversidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Instituto de Ciências Biológicas (ICB), Departamento de Ecologia (DECOL), Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal. Goiânia, GO, Brasil. E-mail: bpbegha@gmail.com

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-8247

Mateus Henrique Santos

Conceptualization

Writing - review & editing

Supervision

discussion of the results

reviewed and approved the final version of the paper

Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa (UEPG), Departamento de Biologia Estrutural, Molecular e Genética (DEBIOGEN), Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Evolutiva (PPGBIOEVOL). Ponta Grossa, PR, Brasil. E-mail: marangonsantos@gmail.comUniversidade Estadual de Ponta GrossaBrasilPonta Grossa, PR, BrasilUniversidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa (UEPG), Departamento de Biologia Estrutural, Molecular e Genética (DEBIOGEN), Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Evolutiva (PPGBIOEVOL). Ponta Grossa, PR, Brasil. E-mail: marangonsantos@gmail.com

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3063-1455

Laura Rocha Prado

Conceptualization

Writing - review & editing

Supervision

discussion of the results

reviewed and approved the final version of the paper

Arizona State University (ASU), School of Life Sciences (SOLS). Tempe, AZ, United States. E-mail: laurarochaprado@gmail.comArizona State UniversityUnited StatesTempe, AZ, United StatesArizona State University (ASU), School of Life Sciences (SOLS). Tempe, AZ, United States. E-mail: laurarochaprado@gmail.com

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Edited by:

Simone Policena Rosa

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Authors declare there are no conflicts of interest.

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Omophoita elytralis (Bechyné, 1956Bechyné, J. 1956. Beitrage zur Kenntnis der neotropischen Alticiden un Galeruciden. Entomologischen Arbeiten aus dem Museum G. Frey, 7: 965-1071.), ♂ habitus. (A) Dorsal view. (B) Ventral view. (C) Lateral view.

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Omophoita elytralis (Bechyné, 1956Bechyné, J. 1956. Beitrage zur Kenntnis der neotropischen Alticiden un Galeruciden. Entomologischen Arbeiten aus dem Museum G. Frey, 7: 965-1071.). General structure of the genitalia. (A) General structure of the male median lobe. (B) General structure of the female tignum and vaginal palpus. Abbreviations: apical hood (APH); basal portion of the tignum (BPT); distal portion of the tignum (DPT); dorsal median process (DMP); hood-like structure (HDL); lateral dorsal sclerite (LDS); oblique dorsal process (ODP); projections of the dorsal median process (PDM); ventral sclerite (VNS).

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Comparison between the male median lobe of Omophoita octoguttata (Fabricius, 1775Fabricius, J.C. 1775. Systema entomologiae, sistens insectorum classes, ordines, genera, species, adiectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, observationibus. Leipzig, Officina Libraria Kortii.) (A) and O. elytralis (Bechyné, 1956Bechyné, J. 1956. Beitrage zur Kenntnis der neotropischen Alticiden un Galeruciden. Entomologischen Arbeiten aus dem Museum G. Frey, 7: 965-1071.) (B). Abbreviations: apical hood (APH); dorsal median process (DMP); lateral dorsal sclerite (LDS); oblique dorsal process (ODP); projections of the dorsal median process (PDM); ventral sclerite (VNS).

Figure 1 Omophoita elytralis (Bechyné, 1956Bechyné, J. 1956. Beitrage zur Kenntnis der neotropischen Alticiden un Galeruciden. Entomologischen Arbeiten aus dem Museum G. Frey, 7: 965-1071.), ♂ habitus. (A) Dorsal view. (B) Ventral view. (C) Lateral view.

Figure 2 Omophoita elytralis (Bechyné, 1956Bechyné, J. 1956. Beitrage zur Kenntnis der neotropischen Alticiden un Galeruciden. Entomologischen Arbeiten aus dem Museum G. Frey, 7: 965-1071.). General structure of the genitalia. (A) General structure of the male median lobe. (B) General structure of the female tignum and vaginal palpus. Abbreviations: apical hood (APH); basal portion of the tignum (BPT); distal portion of the tignum (DPT); dorsal median process (DMP); hood-like structure (HDL); lateral dorsal sclerite (LDS); oblique dorsal process (ODP); projections of the dorsal median process (PDM); ventral sclerite (VNS).

Figure 3 Comparison between the male median lobe of Omophoita octoguttata (Fabricius, 1775Fabricius, J.C. 1775. Systema entomologiae, sistens insectorum classes, ordines, genera, species, adiectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, observationibus. Leipzig, Officina Libraria Kortii.) (A) and O. elytralis (Bechyné, 1956Bechyné, J. 1956. Beitrage zur Kenntnis der neotropischen Alticiden un Galeruciden. Entomologischen Arbeiten aus dem Museum G. Frey, 7: 965-1071.) (B). Abbreviations: apical hood (APH); dorsal median process (DMP); lateral dorsal sclerite (LDS); oblique dorsal process (ODP); projections of the dorsal median process (PDM); ventral sclerite (VNS).

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