A revision of the genus Mecistes (Coleoptera Chrysomelidae)


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Pubblicato: 30 June 2009
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A revision of the Afrotropical genus Mecistes Chapuis, 1874 is provided and its relations to the Oriental genus Apolepis is pointed out. Five new taxa are described: M. audisioi n. sp. (Rep. South Africa), M. grobbelaarae n. sp. (Rep. South Africa), M. thompsoni n. sp. (Malawi, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Rep. South Africa), M. ziliolii n. sp. (Rep. South Africa), M. zimbabweensis n. sp. (Zimbabwe); a lectotypus is designated for M. chapuisi Jacoby, 1900 and a neotypus is designated for M. tarsalis Chapuis, 1874. The following synonymies are established: M. saudica Medvedev, 1997 n. syn. of M. seriatus Lefèvre, 1885, M. indigaceus Jacoby, 1898 n. syn. of M. tarsalis Chapuis, 1874. A key to species is given

Zoia, S. (2009) «A revision of the genus Mecistes (Coleoptera Chrysomelidae)», Memorie della Società Entomologica Italiana, 88(1), pagg. 117–154. doi: 10.4081/memorieSEI.2009.117.

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