Phyllotreta ispartaensis Gök, 2005

Gök, Ali, 2005, A new species of the genus Phyllotreta Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from southwestern Turkey, Zootaxa 923 (1), pp. 1-5 : 2-3

Phyllotreta ispartaensis Gök , new species

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Type specimens, Holotype: ( Male ): “SW Turkey, Isparta: SDU Campus (37° 50' 20'' N, 30° 32' 15'' E), 1049 m, 01.v.2004, leg. A. Gök [printed on red paper], in the collection of Gazi University Zoology Museum ( GUZM), Ankara.” Paratypes (87 specimens): 5 males, 12 females, the same data as holotype, leg. A. Gök [printed on white paper] ; 4 males, 10 females, Keçiborlu­Güneykent road about 5 km (37° 57' 20'' N, 30° 27' 15'' E), 1070 m, 03.v.2004 ; 2 males, 3 females, AŞağ₁gökdere village (37° 41' 00'' N, 30° 51' 10'' E), 380 m, 15.v.2004; 2 males, 3 females, Antalya: Korkuteli­Elmal ₁ road, Karaman passage (36° 55' 35'' N, 30° 07' 01'' E), 1322 m, 29.v.2004 ; 4 males, 6 females, Finike, Arifköy (36° 33' 20'' N, 30° 04' 01'' E), 800 m, 29.v.2004 ; 12 males, 21 females, Burdur: Ağlasun, Çaml ₁dere village (37° 41' 05'' N, 30° 51' 00'' E), 1200 m, 30.v.2004 . Paratypes (27 males, 55 females) are deposited in Süleyman Demirel University ( SDU), Biology Department , Isparta, Turkey ; 5 paratypes (2 males, 3 females) in A. Warchaowski’s collection, Wroclaw, Poland .

Etymology. The new species is named after the type locality, the province of Isparta.

Diagnosis. Phyllotreta ispartaensis is distinguished from the other Phyllotreta species by the following combination of characters: upper side pure black without distinct metallic reflection; antennomeres 2–4 entirely reddish, antennomere 1 also reddish or dorsally darkened; upper side strongly punctate; in male antennomere 5 almost two times longer than 4; aedeagus very narrow in dorsal view, parallelsided, about 9x longer than broad, its apex forms an angle of about 100º.

Measurements (mm). Males: Lb = 1.92–2.11; Le = 1.33–1.53; We = 0.84–0.94; Lp = 0.35–0.42; Wp = 0.55–0.61; La = 0.84–0.91; Le/Lp = 3.6–3.8. Females: Lb = 1.98–2.28; Le = 1.46–1.66; We = 0.91–1.04; Lp = 0.35–0.42; Wp =0.58–0.68; Ls = 0.26–0.29; Le/Lp = 4.0–4.2.

Description of the male (holotype).

Head: Entirely black; central part of frons distinctly punctured; background texture shagreened; orbital line covered with sparse, white hairs near eyes; antennal calli distinct; frontal ridge raised and narrow.

Antennae: Antennomeres 1–4 reddish, antennomere 5 black, almost 2x as long as antennomere 4; antennomere 6 brownish; antennomeres 7–11 black; antennomere length ratio: 13:7:6:6:11:8:8:8:8:7:13 ( Fig. 1A ).

Pronotum: Entirely black; about 1.5x as broad as long; lateral and especially anterior margins covered with a row of fine, white hairs; punctation confused, dense and distinct; background surface with shagreened texture.

Elytra: Pure black without metallic reflection; elongate; lateral margins clearly visible from above; punctation fine, dense and confused; texture smooth; humeral calli evident but weak.

Legs: Fore and middle femora basally black, apex reddish; hind femora entirely black; all tibiae reddish; tarsal segments 1 and 2 reddish, 3–4 dark brown.

Venter: Black; apical ventrite with small depression at apex; last abdominal segment covered by apex of elytra.

Aedeagus: Very narrow, long and parallel sided in dorsal view; about 9 times as long as broad; apex forms an angle of about 100º with a small apical tip; ventral groove evident, reaching to basal opening; almost straight in lateral view; in dorsal view with distinct transverse wrinkles, and two thin sclerites at apex ( Figs. 2–4 ).

Measurements of the holotype (mm). Lb = 2.05; Le = 1.46; We = 0.90; Lp = 0.39; Wp = 0.58; La = 0.91; Le/Lp = 3.7.

Description of the female. As holotype except as follows: antennomeres 1–6 reddish, others black, length ratio of antennomeres: 13:7:7:8:11:9:10:10:10:9:13 ( Fig. 1B ). Pronotum about 1.6x as broad as long; last segment of abdomen not covered by apex of elytra; spermatheca as in Figure 5 .

Figures

FIGURES. 1–5. Psylliodes ispartaensis sp. n., antennae. (1A) right antenna in male; (1B) right antenna in female; genitalia. (2) aedeagus ventral view; (3) aedeagus dorsal view; (4) aedeagus lateral view; (5) spermatheca (Scale for genitalia, 0.3 mm).