Myrmeconycha, Konstantinov and Tishechkin, 2017

Konstantinov, A. S. & Tishechkin, A. K., 2017, Myrmeconycha new genus: the first myrmecophilous flea beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini), Insecta Mundi 2017 (525), pp. 1-13 : 5

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.4531831

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:0A7153B4-AB40-4EA4-BE32-201036DBC414

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4532357

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BEC056-F307-AE1D-D9DF-FBF6CEA8DC43

treatment provided by

Felipe

scientific name

Myrmeconycha
status

 

Key to species of Myrmeconycha

1. Pronotum darker than elytra ....................................................................................................... 2

— Pronotum concolorous with elytra ............................................................................................... 3

2(1). Three apical antennomeres light ochre or yellow in color, others dark brown. Front and middle legs yellow. Third (humeral) elytral ridge bent gradually .................................... M. gordoni

— Three apical antennomeres dark brown, concolorous with rest of antennae. Front and middle legs dark brown. Third (humeral) elytral ridge bent abruptly ................................ M. erwini

3(1). Antennomeres four to seven much darker in color than rest of antenna. Anterofrontal ridge much longer than width of frontal ridge, forming Y-shaped structure together. Aedeagus gradually narrowing towards apex. Sclerotized part of spermathecal pump shorter than membranous part ........................................................................................................................ M. pakaluki

— Antennomeres four to seven similar in color to rest of antenna. Anterofrontal ridge slightly longer than width of frontal ridge, forming T-shaped structure together. Aedeagus more or less parallel-sided, abruptly narrowing before apex. Sclerotized part of spermathecal pump longer than membranous part ............................................................................... M. pheidole

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Chrysomelidae

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