A New Species-Group in Aphthona Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) with a Description of a New Species from Southern India

K. D. Prathapan; A. S. Konstantinov

doi:10.1649/072.065.0401

We can help you reset your password using the email address linked to your BioOne Complete account.

Registered users receive a variety of benefits including the ability to customize email alerts, create favorite journals list, and save searches. Please note that a BioOne web account does not automatically grant access to full-text content. An institutional or society member subscription is required to view non-Open Access content. Contact helpdesk@bioone.org with any questions.

All Fields are Required

First Name

Last/Family Name

Password

Password Requirements: Minimum 8 characters, must include as least one uppercase, one lowercase letter, and one number or permitted symbol Valid Symbols for password:
~ Tilde
! Exclamation Mark
@ At sign
$ Dollar sign
^ Caret
( Opening Parenthesis
) Closing Parenthesis
_ Underscore
. Period

Confirm Password

Web Account created successfully

K. D. Prathapan,¹ A. S. Konstantinov²

¹Department of Entomology Kerala Agricultural University, Vellayani P.O. Trivandrum -695 522, Kerala, INDIA prathapankd@gmail.com
²Systematic Entomology Laboratory, ARS USDA c/o National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution P.O. Box 37012, MRC-168 Washington, DC 20013-7012, U.S.A. alex.konstantinov@ars.usda.gov

Abstract

A new species-group in the flea beetle genus Aphthona Chevrolat is defined and Aphthona yercaudensis Prathapan and Konstantinov, new species, from southern India is described. A key to Aphthona species-groups in the Oriental Region is provided. Herbaceous species of Phyllanthus L. (Euphorbiaceae) are recorded as the host plants of Aphthona bombayensis Scherer.

Citation Download Citation

K. D. Prathapan and A. S. Konstantinov "A New Species-Group in Aphthona Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) with a Description of a New Species from Southern India," The Coleopterists Bulletin 65(4), 329-334, (1 December 2011). https://doi.org/10.1649/072.065.0401

Received: 15 June 2011; Accepted: 27 October 2011; Published: 1 December 2011

You currently do not have any folders to save your paper to! Create a new folder below.