Moss-inhabiting flea beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini) with description of a new genus from Cangshan, China

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Authors: Konstantinov, Alexander; Chamorro, Maria Lourdes; Prathapan, K.D.; Ge, Si-Qin; Yang, Xing-Ke;

doi: 10.1080/00222933.2012.763068

Moss-inhabiting flea beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini) with description of a new genus from Cangshan, China

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The world diversity of moss cushion-inhabiting and moss-feeding flea beetles is documented and discussed. A new genus (Cangshanaltica) with a single new species (Cangshanaltica nigra sp. nov.) from Yunnan Province in China is described and illustrated. It is similar to Benedictus Scherer, Ivalia Jacoby, Minota Weise, Paraminota Scherer, and Phaelota Jacoby. An identification key for all flea beetle genera known to occur in mosses in the eastern hemisphere is provided. http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:6341724E-BA3F-4979-B226-108D0CA64B92

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Chinese Academy of Sciences
China (People's Republic of)
Institute of Zoology
China (People's Republic of)
National Museum of Natural History
United States
Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution
China (People's Republic of)
Kerala Agricultural University
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Keywords

Coleoptera, Insecta, Arthropoda, Chrysomelidae, Animalia, Biodiversity, Taxonomy

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