The genus Gonioctena is recorded for the first time in Sicily, and Gonioctena theae n. sp. from Nebrodi Mountain is described. The new species belongs to the subgenus Spartoxena Motschulsky, 1860. Its body is slightly prolonged, weakly convex with wide pronotum, slightly convex with four setiferous pores at each angle. Elytra shows nine striae of irregular punctures. Its morphological and ecological characteristics were never recorded thus far for the known species of the genus.
First record of Gonioctena (Coleoptera Chrysomelidae, Chrysomelinae) in Sicily, with the description of Gonioctena theae n. sp.
BAVIERA, Cosimo
2007-01-01
Abstract
The genus Gonioctena is recorded for the first time in Sicily, and Gonioctena theae n. sp. from Nebrodi Mountain is described. The new species belongs to the subgenus Spartoxena Motschulsky, 1860. Its body is slightly prolonged, weakly convex with wide pronotum, slightly convex with four setiferous pores at each angle. Elytra shows nine striae of irregular punctures. Its morphological and ecological characteristics were never recorded thus far for the known species of the genus.File in questo prodotto:
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