Revision of the genus Theopea Baly (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae) in Sundaland and the Philippines: Redefinition of the genus
Author
Lee, Chi-Feng
Author
Bezdĕk, Jan
text
Zootaxa
2019
2019-10-10
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4683.4.1
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Theopea pulchella
species group
Diagnosis.
Frons uniform in both sexes. Vertex and pronotum without reticulate microsculpture. Penultimate maxillary palpomere not greatly swollen. Pronotum a little broader than long, 1.1x wider than long; disc with one pair of pointed discal depressions. Procoxal cavities open. Disc of elytra with weak reticulate microsculpture. Male aedeagi broad, 5.8–8.1x longer than wide; apex without notch or with extremely shallow notch; ventral surface with deep notch from apex to behind middle; almost straight in lateral view; basal opening not closed medially; tectum apically tapering, apex not recurved; internal sac with two pair of lateral sclerites. Metatibia without apical spine.
Included species.
Theopea elegantula
Baly
,
T. fairmairei
Duvivier
,
T. houjayi
sp. nov
.
,
T. kedenburgi
Weise
,
Theopea pulchella
Baly
,
T. tsoui
s
p. nov., and
T. yuae
sp. nov.