Four species of Chaetocnema Stephens, 1831 new to India (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini)
Occurrence of four species of the flea beetle genus Chaetocnema Stephens viz. C. (Chaetocnema) kingpinensis Ruan, Konstantinov & Yang, C. (C.) yunnanica Heikertinger, C. (Udorpes) angustifrons Ruan, Konstantinov & Yang and C. (U.) reteimpunctata Ruan, Konstantinov & Yang are newly reported from India. Male of C. reteimpunctata is firstly described. Brachiaria mutica (Forssk.) Stapf (Poaceae) is newly recorded as the host plant of C. angustifrons.
Authors
- Sandra Maria Mathew
- K. Prathapan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8493-1555)
Institutions
- Kerala Agricultural University (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Insect Biodiversity
- Published
- 2024-10-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.12976/jib/2024.56.1.3
- Primary Topic
- Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
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