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

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https://doi.org/10.11606/1807-0205/2023.63.016

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Flea beetles, Genitalia, Neotropics, Oedionychina, Taxonomy

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An updated morphological description for Omophoita elytralis (Bechyné, 1956), stat. nov., is presented, including the first account of the genitalia for this species. The separation Omophoita elytralis from O. octoguttata (Fabricius, 1775) is supported by differences found in the median lobe of males, elytral tegument uniform in color (not patterned), and their allopatric geographical distribution.

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Begha, B. P., Santos, M. H., & Prado, L. R. (2023). Elevating Omophoita octoguttata elytralis Bechyné, 1956 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini) to species. Papéis Avulsos De Zoologia, 63, e202363016. https://doi.org/10.11606/1807-0205/2023.63.016

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