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<emphasis id="B91DEABEFF8E9959FF24FF4301C083F5" bold="true" box="[151,472,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="11">Blepharidina kasigauensis</emphasis>
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(
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,
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,
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,
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)
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<taxonomicName id="4C694D2FFF8E9959FF24FEF2024F8278" authority="(Bryant)" authorityName="Bryant" baseAuthorityName="Bryant" baseAuthorityYear="1944" box="[151,599,294,316]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Blepharidina" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="11" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="burtli" subGenus="Blepharidina">
<emphasis id="B91DEABEFF8E9959FF24FEF201058278" box="[151,285,294,316]" italics="true" pageId="11">Blepharidina</emphasis>
(
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)
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(Bryant)
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: Biondi
<emphasis id="B91DEABEFF8E9959FD1FFEFC02F88278" box="[684,736,294,317]" italics="true" pageId="11">et al.</emphasis>
2017: 129 (pars)
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<emphasis id="B91DEABEFF8E9959FF24FEB0015B8239" bold="true" box="[151,323,356,381]" pageId="11">Type material</emphasis>
.
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,
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,
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leg.” (
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).
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<emphasis id="B91DEABEFF8E9959FF74FE7801228281" bold="true" box="[199,314,428,453]" pageId="11">Diagnosis</emphasis>
. Based on the similar shape of the aedeagus (
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,
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,
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),
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="A22E57C5FF8E9959FAF2FE7805848281" box="[1345,1436,428,453]" pageId="11" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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seems to be closely related to
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<emphasis id="B91DEABEFF8E9959FE58FE05029482AC" box="[491,652,464,488]" italics="true" pageId="11">B. aliquantula</emphasis>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="A22E57C5FF8E9959FD27FE1B02F682AC" box="[660,750,463,488]" pageId="11" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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and
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<emphasis id="B91DEABEFF8E9959FC96FE05038582AC" box="[805,925,464,488]" italics="true" pageId="11">B. regalini</emphasis>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="A22E57C5FF8E9959FC16FE1B03E782AC" box="[933,1023,463,488]" pageId="11" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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However, the new species is mainly distinguishable by the following characters: aedeagus straighter and less sinuate dorsally in lateral view (
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); antero-lateral part of pronotum more ventrally oriented, with anterior angles not visible in dorsal view (
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) (visible in both
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and
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<emphasis id="B91DEABEFF8E9959FD23FDE903118110" box="[656,777,572,596]" italics="true" pageId="11">B. regalini</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B91DEABEFF8E9959FCA1FDE803768111" bold="true" box="[786,878,572,597]" pageId="11">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A22E57C5FF8E9959FCA1FDE803768111" box="[786,878,572,597]" pageId="11" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="13522A29FF8E9959FCCCFDE8041D8110" box="[895,1029,572,597]" captionStart="FIGURES 2633" captionStartId="8.[151,264,1899,1922]" captionTargetBox="[150,1436,193,1878]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[150,1436,193,1878]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURES 2633. Blepharidina s. str. species pronotum and basal part of elytra, in lateral view: 26, B. aliquantula sp. nov.; 27, B. burtli (Bryant); 28, B. kasigauensis sp. nov.; 29, B. kenyana sp. nov.; 30, B. knighti (Bryant); 31, B. ornaticollis (Jacoby); 32, B. picta (Kolbe); 33, B. regalini sp. nov." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2618643/files/figure.png" pageId="11">Figs 26, 33</figureCitation>
); elytral interstriae slightly carinate (mostly flat in both
<taxonomicName id="4C694D2FFF8E9959FECDFDB50238813C" authority="Iannella &amp; Biondi, 2019" authorityName="Iannella &amp; Biondi" authorityYear="2019" box="[382,544,608,632]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Blepharidina" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="11" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="aliquantula" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B91DEABEFF8E9959FECDFDB50238813C" box="[382,544,608,632]" italics="true" pageId="11">B. aliquantula</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B91DEABEFF8E9959FD99FD8B029D813C" bold="true" box="[554,645,607,632]" pageId="11">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A22E57C5FF8E9959FD99FD8B029D813C" box="[554,645,607,632]" pageId="11" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C694D2FFF8E9959FD73FDB50321813C" authority="Iannella &amp; Biondi, 2019" authorityName="Iannella &amp; Biondi" authorityYear="2019" box="[704,825,608,632]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Blepharidina" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="11" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="regalini" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B91DEABEFF8E9959FD73FDB50321813C" box="[704,825,608,632]" italics="true" pageId="11">B. regalini</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B91DEABEFF8E9959FCF1FD8B0386813C" bold="true" box="[834,926,607,632]" pageId="11">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A22E57C5FF8E9959FCF1FD8B0386813C" box="[834,926,607,632]" pageId="11" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
). In addition, the pronotal punctuation of
<taxonomicName id="4C694D2FFF8E9959FA37FDB5013E81D8" authorityName="Iannella &amp; Biondi" authorityYear="2019" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Blepharidina" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="11" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="kasigauensis">
<emphasis id="B91DEABEFF8E9959FA37FDB5013E81D8" italics="true" pageId="11">B. kasigauensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is more similar to
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<emphasis id="B91DEABEFF8E9959FE4AFD51028181D8" box="[505,665,644,668]" italics="true" pageId="11">B. aliquantula</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B91DEABEFF8E9959FD13FD5002E181D9" bold="true" box="[672,761,644,669]" pageId="11">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A22E57C5FF8E9959FD13FD5002E181D9" box="[672,761,644,669]" pageId="11" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
than
<taxonomicName id="4C694D2FFF8E9959FC84FD5103B581D8" authority="Iannella &amp; Biondi, 2019" authorityName="Iannella &amp; Biondi" authorityYear="2019" box="[823,941,644,668]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Blepharidina" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="11" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="regalini" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B91DEABEFF8E9959FC84FD5103B581D8" box="[823,941,644,668]" italics="true" pageId="11">B. regalini</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B91DEABEFF8E9959FC06FD50041781D9" bold="true" box="[949,1039,644,669]" pageId="11">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A22E57C5FF8E9959FC06FD50041781D9" box="[949,1039,644,669]" pageId="11" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="13522A29FF8E9959FBADFD5004D181D8" box="[1054,1225,644,669]" captionStart="FIGURES 2633" captionStartId="8.[151,264,1899,1922]" captionTargetBox="[150,1436,193,1878]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[150,1436,193,1878]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURES 2633. Blepharidina s. str. species pronotum and basal part of elytra, in lateral view: 26, B. aliquantula sp. nov.; 27, B. burtli (Bryant); 28, B. kasigauensis sp. nov.; 29, B. kenyana sp. nov.; 30, B. knighti (Bryant); 31, B. ornaticollis (Jacoby); 32, B. picta (Kolbe); 33, B. regalini sp. nov." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2618643/files/figure.png" pageId="11">Figs 26, 28, 33</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3736527FF8E9959FF74FD7302F0860C" pageId="11" type="description">
<paragraph id="8BD636ACFF8E9959FF74FD7304FF87FC" blockId="11.[151,1437,356,1496]" pageId="11">
<emphasis id="B91DEABEFF8E9959FF74FD7302158184" bold="true" box="[199,525,679,704]" pageId="11">
Description of the
<typeStatus id="54D2880EFF8E9959FE14FD7302158184" box="[423,525,679,704]" pageId="11" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
</emphasis>
(
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). Body elliptical-elongate, rather convex (
<figureCitation id="13522A29FF8E9959FBA4FD7304448184" box="[1047,1116,679,704]" captionStart="FIGURES 110" captionStartId="5.[151,264,1848,1871]" captionTargetBox="[160,1431,198,1818]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[151,1436,195,1824]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURES 110. Blepharidina s. str. species habitus: 1, B. aliquantula sp. nov., ♂ holotype; 2, B. bimbiensis (Bechyné), ♂ lectotype; 3, B. burtli (Bryant), ♂ from Manjoni, Tanzania; 4, B. carinata (Bryant), ♂ lectotype; 5, B. delineata (Bryant), ♀ lectotype; 6, B. guttulata (Baly), ♂ from Zamibuo, Angola; 7, B. himba sp. nov., ♂ holotype; 8, B. intermedia (Jacoby), ♂ from Kindwitvi, Tanzania; 9, B. kasigauensis sp. nov., ♂ holotype; 10, B. kenyana sp. nov., ♂ holotype." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2618637/files/figure.png" pageId="11">Fig. 9</figureCitation>
); LB = 6.00 mm; maximum pronotal width (WP =
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) in basal third; maximum elytral width (WE =
<quantity id="4C919B49FF8E9959FBAFFD18049B81A0" box="[1052,1155,716,740]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.19" pageId="11" unit="mm" value="3.19">3.19 mm</quantity>
) in middle. Head brown with paler clypeus and labrum; antennae yellowish; pronotum with yellow and brown patches; elytra yellow with brown striae of punctures and some large and irregular brown patches; legs brown, with slightly paler tarsi. Head distinctly pubescent, roughly punctate; frontal grooves short, weakly impressed; frontal tubercles not definite; interantennal space little wider than length of first antennomere; interocular space wider than transverse ocular width; LA: 100:40:73:73:80:73:73:73:67:67:und. (last antennomere missing in both antennae). Pronotum subrectangular, distinctly transverse (LP =
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; WP/LP = 1.78), with clearly sinuate lateral margin; anterior margin slightly thicker than basal margin, and distinctly sinuate laterally; anterior angles moderately prominent laterally; pronotal surface with lines and groups of differently sized punctures; pronotal base with two lateral, distinctly impressed, longitudinal striae. Scutellum brown, subrounded, moderately elongate. Elytra moderately elongate (LE =
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; WE/LE = 0.74; LE/LP = 3.00), subparallel laterally, jointly rounded and entirely covering pygidium posteriorly; punctation distinctly impressed, arranged in 9 (+ 1 scutellar) regular rows; interstriae slightly carinate, especially laterally and posteriorly. First pro- and mesotarsomeres clearly dilated; tarsal claws bifid. Ventral parts brown; last abdominal ventrite without distinctive preapical impressions.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD636ACFF8E9959FF74FB1002F0860C" blockId="11.[151,1437,356,1496]" pageId="11">
Aedeagus (LAED =
<quantity id="4C919B49FF8E9959FE0AFB10023C8798" box="[441,548,1220,1244]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.38" pageId="11" unit="mm" value="2.38">2.38 mm</quantity>
; LE/LAED = 1.82) (
<figureCitation id="13522A29FF8E9959FCAAFB1003768799" box="[793,878,1220,1245]" captionStart="FIGURES 4449" captionStartId="14.[151,264,1537,1560]" captionTargetBox="[167,1414,191,1515]" captionTargetId="figure@14.[151,1436,175,1530]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="FIGURES 4449. Blepharidina s. str. species aedeagus, from left to right in ventral, dorsal, and lateral view: 44, B. intermedia (Jacoby), from Kindwitvi, Tanzania; 45, B. kasigauensis sp. nov., holotype; 46, B. kenyana sp. nov., holotype; 47, B. knighti (Bryant), lectotype; 48, B. laesa (Kolbe), lectotype; 49, B. macarthuri (Bryant), lectotype." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2618649/files/figure.png" pageId="11">Fig. 45</figureCitation>
) rather thickset in ventral view, slightly sinuate laterally, with subrounded, slightly acute apical part, and a small median tooth; ventral sulcus wide, open towards basal part; in lateral view, median lobe slightly narrowed subapically, with apical third slightly bent dorsally; dorsal ligula short, connected to approximately apical third.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3736527FF8E9959FF74FA8005568629" box="[199,1358,1364,1389]" pageId="11" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="8BD636ACFF8E9959FF74FA8005568629" blockId="11.[151,1437,356,1496]" box="[199,1358,1364,1389]" pageId="11">
<emphasis id="B91DEABEFF8E9959FF74FA80015E8629" bold="true" box="[199,326,1364,1389]" pageId="11">Etymology</emphasis>
. The female specific epithet refers to the locality, Kasigau, where the species was collected.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3736527FF8E9959FF74FAA30585869C" pageId="11" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8BD636ACFF8E9959FF74FAA304AB86D4" blockId="11.[151,1437,356,1496]" box="[199,1203,1399,1425]" pageId="11">
<emphasis id="B91DEABEFF8E9959FF74FAA3014186D4" bold="true" box="[199,345,1399,1424]" pageId="11">Distribution</emphasis>
.
<collectingCountry id="F37E763CFF8E9959FED4FAAD01A886D5" box="[359,432,1401,1425]" name="Kenya" pageId="11">Kenya</collectingCountry>
(
<figureCitation id="13522A29FF8E9959FE0CFAA3020C86D4" box="[447,532,1399,1424]" captionStart="FIGURES 6869" captionStartId="23.[151,264,1661,1684]" captionTargetBox="[151,1423,374,1634]" captionTargetId="figure@23.[151,1436,374,1640]" captionTargetPageId="23" captionText="FIGURES 6869. Blepharidina s. str. species distribution. Vegetation types are from Sayre et al. (2013)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2618655/files/figure.png" pageId="11">Fig. 69</figureCitation>
). Possibly Northern-Eastern Afrotropical (NEA) chorotype.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD636ACFF8E9959FF74FA480585869C" blockId="11.[151,1437,356,1496]" pageId="11">
<emphasis id="B91DEABEFF8E9959FF74FA48019186F1" bold="true" box="[199,393,1436,1461]" pageId="11">Ecological notes</emphasis>
. Not available. The collection site falls within the area of Eastern &amp; Southern African Dry Savanna &amp; Woodland vegetation (belonging to the Tropical Lowland Grassland, Savanna &amp; Shrubland formation).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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