Phyllotreta procera (Redtenbacher, 1849)

Döberl, Manfred, 2012, Alticinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) of Socotra Island, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52, pp. 429-447 : 444

Phyllotreta procera (Redtenbacher, 1849)

( Figs. 9 , 22 , 39 )

Material examined (32 spec.). YEMEN: SOCOTRA ISLAND: Dixam plateau, Firmihin (Dracaena forest), 12°28.6′N 54°01.1′E, 490 m, 15.-16.xi.2010, 4 JJ 1 ♀, J. Bezdĕk leg. ( JBCB) ; same data but J. Hájek leg., 6 JJ 5 ♀♀ ( NMPC) ; same data but P. Hlaváč leg., 1 J ( NMPC) ; Qualentiah env., slopes 5 km SE from Quaysoh, 12°39.691′N 53°26.658′E, 4.-5.vi.2010, 1 ♀, V. Hula & J. Niedobová leg. ( JBCB) ; Hadiboh env., 12°65′02′′N 54°02′04′′E, ca. 10-100 m, 21.xi.-12.xii.2003, 1 ♀, P. Kabátek leg. ( NMPC) ; same data but D. Král leg., 2 JJ 1 ♀ ( NMPC) ; Homhil protected area, 12°34′27′′N 54°18′32′′E, 364 m, 28.-29.xi.2003, 1 J, P. Kabátek leg. ( NMPC) ; Zerik , 25.-27.iii.2001, 2 ♀♀, V. Bejček & K. Šťastný leg. ( JFCP) ; Dixam plateau, Wadi Dirhor, 12°28.0´N 54°00.5´E, 340 m, 15.+ 22.vi.2012, 6 JJ 1 ♀, J. Bezděk, J. Hájek, V. Hula, P. Kment, I. Malenovský, J. Niedobová & L. Purchart leg. ( NMPC) .

Distribution. Central and Southern Europe, Asia Minor, Near East, Caucasus, North Africa (WEISE 1910, HEIKERTINGER 1943, DOGUET 1984 b, GRUEV & DÖBERL 1997, DÖBERL 2010). First record from Socotra Island.

Figures

Figs.1–9.Aedeagus (a – ventral view, b – lateral view). 1 – Aphthona pusilla Laboissière, 1942; 2 – A. socotrana sp. nov.; 3 – Bezdekaltica socotrana sp. nov.; 4 – Eriotica sp. B; 5 – Hermaeophaga ruficollis (Lucas, 1849) (specimen from Oman); 6 – Longitarsus buettikeri Doguet, 1984; 7 – Luperomorpha biondii sp. nov.; 8 – Phyllotreta cheiranthi Weise, 1903 (specimen from Yemen); 9 – P. procera (Redtenbacher, 1849). Scale bar: 0.5 mm.

Figs. 13–25. 13 – head of Bezdekaltica socotrana sp. nov. 14 – left hind leg of Yemenaltica furthi sp. nov. 15–25. Spermatheca. 15 – Aphthona pusilla Laboissière, 1942; 16 – A. socotrana sp. nov.; 17 – Bezdekaltica socotrana sp. nov.; 18 – Hermaeophaga ruficollis (Lucas, 1847); 19 – Longitarsus buettikeri Doguet, 1984; 20 – Luperomorpha biondii sp. nov.; 21 – Phyllotreta cheiranthi Weise, 1903; 22 – P. procera (Redtenbacher, 1849); 23 – Podagrica puncticollis Weise, 1902; 24 – Psylliodes persica Allard, 1867; 25 – Yemenaltica furthi sp. nov. Scale bars: 0.5 mm for Figs. 14, 0.2 mm for Fig. 13 and 0.1 mm for Figs. 14–25.

Figs. 38–42. Habitus. 38 – Phyllotreta cheiranthi Weise, 1903 (female, 1.9 mm); 39 – P. procera (Redtenbacher, 1849) (male, 2.4 mm); 40 – Podagrica puncticollis Weise, 1902 (female, 3.7 mm); 41 – Psylliodes persica Allard, 1867 (female, 2.3 mm); 42 – Yemenaltica furthi sp. nov. (holotype, male, 2.0 mm).