A new species of leaf litter inhabiting species of Stevenaltica Konstantinov, Linzmeier and Savini from the United States (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini)
Coleoptera
Chrysomelidae
Galerucinae
Alticini
Amy L. Bown
Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
Shawn M. Clark
Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
Alexander S. Konstantinov
Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA, ARS, c/o Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, USA
Keywords: Exoceras, Leptophysa, Ohio, identification key
Abstract
A new species, Stevenaltica parvarotunda Bown, Clark, and Konstantinov (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), is described from Ohio, U.S.A. This is the first report of this genus in North America. Brief comments are made regarding Exoceras Jacoby and Leptophysa Baly.
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Publication
1135
Published
2025-06-27
How to cite
Bown AL, Clark SM, Konstantinov AS. 2025. A new species of leaf litter inhabiting species of Stevenaltica Konstantinov, Linzmeier and Savini from the United States (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini). Insecta Mundi 1135: 1–10.