Spartoxena

Baselga, Andrés, 2008, Description of the mature larva of Gonioctena pseudogobanzi Kippenberg, 2001 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae) and key to the larvae of the subgenus Spartoxena, Zootaxa 1745, pp. 47-54 : 53

Key to known larvae of the subgenus Spartoxena

1. Abdominal segments 1–6 with four dorsal and three dorsolateral tubercles on each side ( Steinhausen 1994: Fig. 216). Southern Alps ...................................................................................... G. gobanzi (Reitter)

- Abdominal segments 1–6 with four dorsal and two dorsolateral tubercles on each side ( Fig. 10 and Baselga & Novoa 2004: Figs. 10 –11). .................................................................................................. 2

2. Tarsal claws with a weak tooth in ventral side ( Fig. 7 ). Labrum with a wide V-shaped notch ( Fig. 6 ). Microtrichia of epipharynx mostly isolated or sometimes paired ( Fig. 6 ). Iberian peninsula and northern Morocco..................................................................................................................... G. aegrota (Fabricius)

- Tarsal claws with a marked tooth in ventral side ( Figs. 5, 9 )......................................................................3

3. Tarsal claws with a broad tooth ( Fig. 9 ). Labrum with a deep U-shaped notch ( Fig. 8 ). Microtrichia of epipharynx fused together to form ridges of 3–5 denticles ( Fig. 8 ). Northwest quarter of the Iberian peninsula.................................................................................................................................... G. leprieuri (Pic)

- Tarsal claws with an acute tooth ( Fig. 5 ). Labrum with a shallow U-shaped notch ( Fig. 3 ). Microtrichia of epipharynx mostly isolated or sometimes paired ( Fig. 3 ). South-east Iberian peninsula. ............................ ..................................................................................................................... G. pseudogobanzi Kippenberg

Figures

FIGURE 10. Gonioctena pseudogobanzi: location of tubercles and body chaetotaxy, right side. Pr, prothorax; Ms, mesothorax; Mt, metathorax; A 1 - A 10, abdominal segments 1 – 10. See text for definition of tubercles abbreviations. Scale bar = 1.0 mm.

FIGURES 3 – 9. Gonioctena spp. (3) Labrum of G. pseudogobanzi, dorsal view. In the right side the setae were removed and the microtrichia of epipharynx are shown by transparency. (4) Leg of G. pseudogobanzi, lateral view. (5) Tarsal claw of G. pseudogobanzi, lateral view. (6) Labrum of G. aegrota, dorsal view. (7) Tarsal claw of G. aegrota, lateral view. (8) Labrum of G. leprieuri, dorsal view. (9) Tarsal claw of G. le p ri e ur i, lateral view. Scale bars = 0.1 mm.