Open AccessA new subspecies of Сryptocephalus ergenensis Morawitz, 1863 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) from Kazakhstan and significance of colour pattern polymorphism examination
Author(s) -
Yu. E. Mikhailov,
Elena Simanchuk,
Gulnara Yunussova,
Gulzhan Kazkenova
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
ecologica montenegrina
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.534
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 2337-0173
pISSN - 2336-9744
DOI - 10.37828/em.2021.49.7
Subject(s) - subspecies , subgenus , biology , taxonomy (biology) , zoology , polymorphism (computer science) , evolutionary biology , genetics , genotype , gene
Cryptocephalus apicalis species group is introduced and defined within the subgenus Asionus Lopatin, 1988. Cryptocephalus ergenensis Morawitz, 1863 from this group is first recorded in Eastern Kazakhstan and this form with unusual colour pattern is described herein as a new subspecies kalbensis Mikhailov, ssp. nov. The members of Cryptocephalus apicalis species group are keyed and illustrated. Significance of the colour pattern polymorphism in taxonomy is discussed.