Revision of the legume-feeding leaf beetle genus Madurasia Jacoby, including a new species description (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Galerucini)

Authors: Prathapan, Kaniyarikkal DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.597.7520 Published: Jan. 1, 2016 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Asia · Topics: Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution, Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies, Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy

Madurasia Jacoby is revised and M. andamanica sp. n., endemic to the Andaman Islands in the Indian Ocean, is described and illustrated. Madurasia obscurella Jacoby, syn. n., is a new junior synonym of Madurasia undulatovittata (Motschulsky), comb. n. A lectotype is designated for M. obscurella. Literature on the biology and management of M. undulatovittata is reviewed.

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