In:
ZooKeys, Pensoft Publishers, Vol. 1109 ( 2022-07-01), p. 17-48
Abstract:
The taxonomic status and subgeneric arrangement of the genus Eurymeloe have been debated for decades. In this work, the internal taxonomy of Eurymeloe is redefined by recognising three subgenera: Eurymeloe for the former Eurymeloe brevicollis species group, Coelomeloe for Eurymeloe tuccia , and Bolognaia Ruiz, García-París, Sánchez-Vialas & Recuero, subgen. nov ., to accommodate the species of the formerly recognised Eurymeloe rugosus species group. Additionally, a new species of the newly described subgenus Bolognaia is described from the Iberian Peninsula based on molecular and morphological traits. The new species, Eurymeloe (Bolognaia) orobates sp. nov. , can be distinguished from all other species of Eurymeloe by the following combination of morphological traits: dispersed brownish setae over the body that are arranged in small tufts on the abdominal terga; a small, very transverse pronotum that presents a unique macrosculpture; a deeply and densely punctured integument of the head and pronotum; and the very rugose elytra. The characters displayed by E. orobates suggest that the species groups that were previously defined and recognised for Eurymeloe , and that are now integrated within the newly erected subgenus Bolognaia, are non-monophyletic.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1313-2970
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1313-2989
DOI:
10.3897/zookeys.1109.83863
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Language:
Unknown
Publisher:
Pensoft Publishers
Publication Date:
2022
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2445640-8
SSG:
12
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