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Published: 2020-07-08
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Moss inhabiting flea beetles of the West Indies IV: new species of Andersonaltica Linzmeier and Konstantinov from the Dominican Republic (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini)

Ph. D., USDA – Systematic Entomology Laboratory, Washington, USA
Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul, Rua Edmundo Gaievski, Realeza, PR, Brazil
Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA-ARS, 10300 Baltimore Av., Beltsville, USA
Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA-ARS, 10300 Baltimore Av., Beltsville, USA
Moss cushions bryobionts flea beetles Monoplatina COI barcodes species boundaries

Abstract

Two new species of bryobiont flea beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini) from Dominican Republic are described and illustrated: Andersonaltica neiba sp. nov. (Sierra de Neiba) and A. villabarrancoli sp. nov. (Sierra de Baoruco). New species are compared morphologically with each other. Unusual intraspecific variability of A. villabarrancoli is reported. To obtain additional data in understanding the similarities between the specimens of A. villabarrancoli, we sequenced the Cytochrome oxidase I barcode region of adults and larvae. In all cases, the sequences are identical suggesting that the specimens in questions are conspecific.

 

Key words: Bryobionts, COI barcodes, flea beetles, Monoplatina, moss cushions, species boundaries

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