Multiple origins of moss-inhabiting flea beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae): molecular phylogeny, overview of genera and a new genus from Africa Author Damaška, Albert František Author Konstantinov, Alexander Author Fikáček, Martin text Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 2022 2022-02-07 196 647 676 journal article 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab112 eb68c3ad-c51a-4828-8a1f-314ed0ba6454 0024-4082 7196247 1C9A93CC-F5BE-427B-95B4-B2B9A1F51B46 MNIOPHILA STEPHENS, 1831 ( FIG. 6 ) Type species: Haltica muscorum Koch, 1803 . Synonymy: This genus has no generic synonyms. Phylogenetic position: Our Bayesian analysis revealed Mniophila as a sister-group to Pentamesa in the Pentamesa group. This result corresponds with Bayesian and maximum likelihood analyses in DamaŠka et al . (2021) . The maximum likelihood analysis performed here reveals Mniophila as a sister to the leaf-litter-inhabiting Patagonian Aulonodera with a low support (BS = 32), which we consider as less probable. Diversity and distribution: Four species are known so far. The genus is distributed in Europe and adjacent areas around the Black Sea coast. Differences between the species are subtle and molecular treatment seems necessary to reveal the species status of various populations.