Unravelling the taxonomic assessment of an interesting new species from Socotra Island: Blepharidina socotrana sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

Stránky	499-505
DOI	10.2478/aemnp-2019-0040
Klíčová slova	Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Afroblepharida, Blepharidina s. str., parsimony analysis, Socotra Island, Yemen, Afrotropical Region
Citace	BIONDI, Maurizio, IANNELLA, Mattia a DʼALESSANDRO, Paola. Unravelling the taxonomic assessment of an interesting new species from Socotra Island: Blepharidina socotrana sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. Prague: National Museum, 2019, 59(2), 499-505. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aemnp-2019-0040. ISSN 0374-1036 (print) 1804-6487 (online). Also available from: https://publikace.nm.cz/periodicals/aemnp/59-2/unravelling-the-taxonomic-assessment-of-an-interesting-new-species-from-socotra-island-blepharidina-socotrana-sp-nov-coleoptera-chrysomelidae

Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae | 2019/59/2

The description of Blepharidina socotrana sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini), with clear Afrotropical affinities, from Socotra Island is provided. Photos of the main diagnostic morphological characters, including aedeagus, are supplied. A phylogenetic analysis of all species of Blepharidina Bechyné, 1968, performed to clarify the taxonomic position of the new species, confirms the presence of two clades referable to as Blepharidina s. str. and B. (Afroblepharida Biondi & D’Alessandro, 2017), and places the new species within Afroblepharida, even though with a moderate support.

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