Longitarsus buettikeri Doguet, 1984

Döberl, Manfred, 2012, Alticinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) of Socotra Island, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52, pp. 429-447 : 438

Longitarsus buettikeri Doguet, 1984

( Figs. 6 , 19 , 35 )

Material examined (5 spec.). YEMEN: SOCOTRA ISLAND: Dixam plateau, Firmihin (Dracaena forest), 12°28.6′N 54°01.1′E, 490 m, 15.-16.xi.2010, 2 JJ 2 ♀♀, J. Bezdĕk leg. (1 J in JBCB, 1 J in NMPC, 1 J 1 ♀ in MDCA) ; Hadibu , 12.652 N 54.024 E, 10 m, 11.-23.xi.2000, 1 ♀, Bejček & Šťastný leg. ( MDCA) .

Distribution. Oman ( MEDVEDEV 1997), Saudi Arabia ( DOGUET 1984a, MEDVEDEV 1996), the United Arab Emirates ( BEZDĚK & BATELKA 2011). First record from Socotra Island.

Comments. BEZDĚK & BATELKA (2011) published records of L. buettikeri from the United Arab Emirates as ‘ Longitarsus (s. str.) spec. 1’ (relevant specimens were examined in JBCB).

Figures

Figs.1–9.Aedeagus (a – ventral view, b – lateral view). 1 – Aphthona pusilla Laboissière, 1942; 2 – A. socotrana sp. nov.; 3 – Bezdekaltica socotrana sp. nov.; 4 – Eriotica sp. B; 5 – Hermaeophaga ruficollis (Lucas, 1849) (specimen from Oman); 6 – Longitarsus buettikeri Doguet, 1984; 7 – Luperomorpha biondii sp. nov.; 8 – Phyllotreta cheiranthi Weise, 1903 (specimen from Yemen); 9 – P. procera (Redtenbacher, 1849). Scale bar: 0.5 mm.

Figs. 13–25. 13 – head of Bezdekaltica socotrana sp. nov. 14 – left hind leg of Yemenaltica furthi sp. nov. 15–25. Spermatheca. 15 – Aphthona pusilla Laboissière, 1942; 16 – A. socotrana sp. nov.; 17 – Bezdekaltica socotrana sp. nov.; 18 – Hermaeophaga ruficollis (Lucas, 1847); 19 – Longitarsus buettikeri Doguet, 1984; 20 – Luperomorpha biondii sp. nov.; 21 – Phyllotreta cheiranthi Weise, 1903; 22 – P. procera (Redtenbacher, 1849); 23 – Podagrica puncticollis Weise, 1902; 24 – Psylliodes persica Allard, 1867; 25 – Yemenaltica furthi sp. nov. Scale bars: 0.5 mm for Figs. 14, 0.2 mm for Fig. 13 and 0.1 mm for Figs. 14–25.

Figs. 32–37. Habitus.32 – Eriotica sp.A (female, 3.6 mm); 33 – Eriotica sp. B (male, 2.9 mm); 34 – Hermaeophaga ruficollis (Lucas, 1847) (female, 2.9 mm); 35 – Longitarsus buettikeri Doguet, 1984 (male, 2.4 mm); 36 – Longitarsus sp. A (male, 2.3 mm); 37 – Luperomorpha biondii sp. nov. (paratype, male, 2.3 mm).