Abstract
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