Open AccessRevision of Tegyrius (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini), with descriptions of eight new species
Author(s) -
PRATHAPAN K. D.,
VIRAKTAMATH C. A.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
zoological journal of the linnean society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.148
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1096-3642
pISSN - 0024-4082
DOI - 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00510.x
Subject(s) - biology , key (lock) , flea beetle , botany , genus , zoology , ecology
The flea beetle genus Tegyrius Jacoby, 1887 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) associated with Piperaceae is revised. Eight new species, namely Tegyrius agasthyai sp. nov. , Tegyrius dalei sp. nov. , Tegyrius nigrotibialis sp. nov. , Tegyrius pucetibialis sp. nov. , Tegyrius radhikae sp. nov. , and Tegyrius tippui sp. nov. , from India, and Tegyrius anupama sp. nov. and Tegyrius buddhai sp. nov. , from Sri Lanka, are described and illustrated. Key to species and host plant information are also provided. Tegyrius piceus Kimoto, 2001 is transferred to Longitarsus Latreille, 1829 (new combination); Tegyrius antennatus (Medvedev, 2001), Tegyrius bicolor (Medvedev, 2001) (both earlier Lankaphthona ), and Tegyrius keralaensis (Doeberl, 2003) (earlier Ogloblinia ) are proposed as new combinations.