Aphthona sp. A

Döberl, Manfred, 2012, Alticinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) of Socotra Island, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52, pp. 429-447 : 433

Aphthona sp. A

( Fig. 28 )

Material examined: (1 spec.). YEMEN: SOCOTRA ISLAND: Dixam plateau, Wadi Esgego, 12°28′09′′N 54°00′36′′E, 300 m, 2.-3.xii.2003, 1 ♀, J. Farkač leg. ( NMPC).

Diagnosis. Teneral female. Body glabrous, yellow, head black with brown mouthparts, antennae gradually darkened from antennomere VI, scutellum dark brown, meso-, metaventrite and abdomen darkened. Pronotum 1.40 times as wide as long, lustrous, impunctate, anterior margin straight, posterior margin moderately rounded, lateral margins almost straight, parallel. Elytra dull, 0.70 times as long as body, 1.80 times as long as wide, covered with microsculpture and fine indistinct confused punctures. Body length: 2.1 mm.

Figures

Figs. 26–31. Habitus. 26 – Aphthona pusilla Laboissière, 1942 (unsexed, 1.6 mm); 27 – A. socotrana sp. nov. (holotype, male, 2.0 mm); 28 – A. sp. A (female, 2.1 mm); 29 – A. sp. B (female, 3.8 mm); 30 – A. sp. C (female, 1.6 mm); 31 – Bezdekaltica socotrana sp. nov. (paratype, male, 1.6 mm).