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<emphasis id="7F84EA94FFC23A34FEE0FB03ED99FAF0" bold="true" box="[330,477,1266,1292]" pageId="1" pageNumber="572">Weise, 1898</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="7F84EA94FFC23A34FF3DFAC9ECA4FAB3" box="[151,224,1336,1359]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="572">Merma</emphasis>
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species:
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<emphasis id="7F84EA94FFC23A34FD92FAC9EE92FAB3" box="[568,726,1335,1359]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="572">Merma limbata</emphasis>
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(by subsequent designation of
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).
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<bibRefCitation id="29614B77FFC23A34FAD3FAC9EE5AFA92" author="Tomaszewska, W. &amp; Szawaryn K." pageId="1" pageNumber="572" pagination="1 - 91" refId="ref5919" refString="Tomaszewska, W. &amp; Szawaryn K. (2016) Epilachnini (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) - A revision of the World genera. Journal of Insect Science, 16, 1 - 91. https: // doi. org / 10.1093 / jisesa / iew 082" type="journal article" year="2016">Tomaszewska &amp; Szawaryn 2016: 60</bibRefCitation>
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<emphasis id="7F84EA94FFC23A34FF3DFA85ECADFA70" box="[151,233,1396,1420]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="572">Peralda</emphasis>
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species:
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<emphasis id="7F84EA94FFC23A34FD97FA85EF64FA70" box="[573,800,1396,1420]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="572">Peralda quadriguttata</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="29614B77FFC23A34FC8DFA85EFE3FA71" author="Sicard, A." box="[807,935,1396,1421]" pageId="1" pageNumber="572" pagination="63 - 165" refId="ref5633" refString="Sicard, A. (1909) Revision des Coccinellides de la faune Malgache. II. Coccinellidae Aphidiphagae. Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France, 78, 63 - 165." type="journal article" year="1909">Sicard, 1909</bibRefCitation>
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(by monotypy).
<emphasis id="7F84EA94FFC23A34FBFBFA84E8ACFA71" bold="true" box="[1105,1256,1397,1421]" pageId="1" pageNumber="572">New synonym</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="7F84EA94FFC23A34FF3DFA4BED56FA28" bold="true" box="[151,274,1466,1492]" pageId="1" pageNumber="572">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="7F84EA94FFC23A34FEB3FA4AED2EFA28" box="[281,362,1467,1492]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="572">Merma</emphasis>
Weise
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is characterized by deep antennal grooves between eyes and mouthparts, elytral epipleuron usually with distinctly marked foveae for reception of tips of femora, mid and hind tibiae with oblique carina on outer surface in apical part, all tibiae without apical spurs, tarsal claw bidentate swollen at base or with distinct angulation, male tegmen with patch of setae on inner surface of penis guide, penis with capsule reduced and females with spermatheca attached at base of bursa copulatrix.
<taxonomicName id="8AF04D05FFC23A34FCA8F9BAEF17F998" box="[770,851,1611,1636]" class="Insecta" family="Coccinellidae" genus="Merma" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="1" pageNumber="572" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="7F84EA94FFC23A34FCA8F9BAEF17F998" box="[770,851,1611,1636]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="572">Merma</emphasis>
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is similar to
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<emphasis id="7F84EA94FFC23A34FC4DF9BAE873F999" box="[999,1079,1611,1637]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="572">Tropha</emphasis>
Weise
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by having deep antennal grooves, elytral epipleuron with distinct femoral foveae and tibiae with oblique carina, however, the latter possesses anteriorly produced prosternum partially covering mouthparts, distinct spurs on apices of tibiae (1-2-2) and females with coxites with distinct emargination on inner margin (entire in
<taxonomicName id="8AF04D05FFC23A34FC29F946EF90F92C" box="[899,980,1719,1744]" class="Insecta" family="Coccinellidae" genus="Merma" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="1" pageNumber="572" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="7F84EA94FFC23A34FC29F946EF90F92C" box="[899,980,1719,1744]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="572">Merma</emphasis>
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).
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<emphasis id="7F84EA94FFC23A34FC46F946E879F92C" box="[1004,1085,1719,1744]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="572">Merma</emphasis>
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is also similar to
<taxonomicName id="8AF04D05FFC23A34FAA2F946EE4EF909" authority="Tomaszewska et Szawaryn, 2015" authorityName="Tomaszewska et Szawaryn" authorityYear="2015" class="Insecta" family="Coccinellidae" genus="Chazeauiana" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="1" pageNumber="572" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="7F84EA94FFC23A34FAA2F946E9D8F92D" box="[1288,1436,1719,1745]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="572">Chazeauiana</emphasis>
Tomaszewska et
<bibRefCitation id="29614B77FFC23A34FEFCF92AEE4EF909" author="Szawaryn, K. &amp; Bocak, L. &amp; Slipinski, A. &amp; Escalona, H. E. &amp; Tomaszewska, W." box="[342,522,1754,1781]" pageId="1" pageNumber="572" pagination="547 - 569" refId="ref5746" refString="Szawaryn, K., Bocak, L., Slipinski, A., Escalona, H. E. &amp; Tomaszewska, W. (2015) Phylogeny and evolution of phytophagous ladybird beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Epilachnini), with recognition of new genera. Systematic Entomology, 40, 547 - 569. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / syen. 12121" type="journal article" year="2015">Szawaryn, 2015</bibRefCitation>
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(for validity of that genus name see remarks at the end of the article) but the later do not have grooves for reception of antennae and tibiae lacking apical oblique carina.
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<emphasis id="7F84EA94FFC23A34FF6DF8D2ED7FF8C1" bold="true" box="[199,315,1827,1853]" pageId="1" pageNumber="572">Remarks.</emphasis>
Study of the
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<emphasis id="7F84EA94FFC23A34FE7EF8D2EE94F8C1" box="[468,720,1827,1853]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="572">Peralda quadriguttata</emphasis>
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<typeStatus id="924B8824FFC23A34FD72F8D2EF7EF8C1" box="[728,826,1827,1853]" pageId="1" pageNumber="572" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
showed that it falls well within the diagnostic characteristics of the genus
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<emphasis id="7F84EA94FFC23A34FE2FF8B6ED92F89C" box="[389,470,1863,1888]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="572">Merma</emphasis>
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thus it is proposed here to synonymize
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<emphasis id="7F84EA94FFC23A34FC39F8B6EFA9F89D" box="[915,1005,1863,1889]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="572">Peralda</emphasis>
Sicard
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with
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<emphasis id="7F84EA94FFC23A34FBD1F8B6E888F89C" box="[1147,1228,1863,1888]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="572">Merma</emphasis>
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.
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Africa:
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