Palmaraltica, Bechyne, 1959

Roie, Martijn Van, D’Hont, Anouk, Konstantinov, Alexander & Furth, David, 2023, Types of Cuyabasa Bechyné, Palmaraltica Bechyné and Rhynchasphaera Bechyné (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini: Oedionychina) of the Naturhistorisches Museum, Basel, with keys to species and descriptions of genitalia, and new combinations for species transferred to the oedionychine, Zootaxa 5318 (1), pp. 67-82 : 73

Key to species of Palmaraltica

1 Pro- and mesotarsal claws bifid; metatarsal claws simple. Elytra dark red with yellow band........................... 2

- All tarsal claws bifid. Head black, with exception of yellow antennal calli, interantennal callus and frontal ridge; antennomeres 1–3 yellow, 4–11 black; legs and underside black, with exception of yellow distal half of femora; pronotum yellow; elytral suture and apical and lateral borders, including elytropleura, yellow ( Figure 6 )................................................................................................... Palmaraltica yepezi Bechyné & Bechyné, 1969

2 Head and pronotum dark red to black, with slight metallic blue-green sheen; legs, antennae and underside dark red; elytra yellow, with exception of dark red coloration at anterior third and posterior sixth ( Figure 4 )............................................................................................. Palmaraltica heteronycha Bechyné, 1959

- Head and pronotum dark red; legs, antennae and underside dark red to black; elytra red, with exception of yellow at apical 1/3 rd ( Figure 5 ).................................................. Palmaraltica tomentosa ( Jacoby, 1880) , comb. nov.

Figures

FIGURE 4. Holotype female of Palmaraltica heteronycha Bechyné from the NMB. A. Dorsal view; B. Lateral view; C. Frontal view; D. Label; E. Spermatheca; F. Vaginal palpi. Scale bar: 1 mm.

FIGURE 5. Female specimen of Palmaraltica tomentosa Jacoby, comb. nov. from the BMNH. A. Dorsal view; B. Lateral view; C. Frontal view; D. Spermatheca; E. Vaginal palpi. Scale bar: 1 mm.

FIGURE 6. Specimen of Palmaraltica yepezi Bechyné from MIZA. A. Dorsal view; B. Lateral view; C. Frontal view; D. Ventral view. Scale bar: 1 mm.