Open AccessTwo new species of Chaetocnema Stephens from South Africa (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini)
Author(s) -
Maurizio Biondi,
Paola D’Alessandro
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
fragmenta entomologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.403
H-Index - 6
eISSN - 2284-4880
pISSN - 0429-288X
DOI - 10.4081/fe.2018.279
Subject(s) - phenology , habitat , cape , biology , ecology , taxonomy (biology) , geography , zoology , archaeology
In this paper Chaetocnema adamastori sp. nov. and C. saldanhai sp. nov., both from Western Cape Province (Republic of South Africa), are described. The two new species are closely related with C. audisiana Biondi and C. capensis Bryant, respectively. Micrographs of diagnostic characters, including male and female genitalia, are supplied. Ecological data for each species, including habitat preference, host plant and phenology, are also reported.