Afrotizea gen. nov. from tropical Africa (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae).

Authors

  • Heidi Stapel
  • Thomas Wagner

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21248/contrib.entomol.51.2.365-373

Abstract

Candezea mashuana Jacoby, 1895 (= Candezea annulicornis Jacoby, 1906; syn. nov.) is phylogenetically not closely related to Candezea Chapuis, 1879, Monolepta Chevrolat, 1837, or Afrocrania Hincks, 1949, and herein transferred to Afrotizea gen. nov. with is subsequently described and figured. Afrotizea mashuana (Jacoby, 1895) is type species by monotypy.

Keywords

Africa, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, taxonomy, new name, new genus.

Nomenclatural Acts

mashuana (Jacoby, 1895) (Afrotizea), comb. n. hitherto Candezea mashuana
annulicornis Jacoby, 1906 (Candezea), syn. n. of Afrotizea mashuana (Jacoby, 1895)
Afrotizea Stapel & Wagner, 2001 (Chrysomelidae), gen. n.

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Published

2001-12-16

How to Cite

Stapel, H., & Wagner, T. 2001: Afrotizea gen. nov. from tropical Africa (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae). - Contributions to Entomology = Beiträge Zur Entomologie 51(2): 365–373 - doi: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.51.2.365-373

Issue

Vol. 51 No. 2 (2001)

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