Revision And Phylogenetic Analysis Of Acromis Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Stolaini)
Author
Chaboo, Caroline S.
text
The Coleopterists Bulletin
2001
2001-03-31
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x(2001)055[0075:rapaoa]2.0.co;2
journal article
10.1649/0010-065X(2001)055[0075:RAPAOA]2.0.CO;2
DEB11AA7-D0F0-46F3-9D94-D54841095BEC
Key to the species of
Acromis
1 Elytral lateral margin evenly curved (Figs. 1–3); ridge on elytral disc absent, body profile evenly curved; color tan with small black spot ------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A. sparsa
(Boheman)
1
̍
Elytral lateral margin not evenly curved (Figs. 4–7), often nearly straight in basal and distal halves; humeral ridge extending to elytral suture, body profile angular (Fig. 11); pronotum with medial angles on basal margin; color rust brown to black with mottled pattern
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2
2 Posterior apices of elytra acuminate (Fig. 10)
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A. venosa
Erichson
2
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Posterior apices of elytra not acuminate, rounded (Fig. 9) --------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A. spinifex
(Linnaeus)