Leaf Beetles

Figures 134–139.Morphological characters. 134 Bangalaltica antennalis Bechyné, head and right antenna in dorsal view 135 Bechuana nigripes Scherer, sublateral depression on pronotum 136 Bechynella pallens (Bechyné), head in frontal view 137 Ditto, hind tibia and metatarsus 138 Bezdekaltica socotrana Döberl, elytra in dorsal view 139 Bikasha fortipunctata Maulik, head in frontal view.

Figures 83–89.Arthrotus nakanei. 83 Antenna, male 84 Antenna, female 85 Aedeagus, dorsal view 86 Aedeagus, lateral view 87 Sternite VIII 88 Gonocoxae 89 Spermatheca.

Figure 6.Pronotum: a reddish, with close-up of marginal bead, Pachybrachis bivittatus b mottled, Pachybrachis spumarius c with black M-mark, Pachybrachis m-nigrum d almost black, Pachybrachis nigricornis carbonarius.

Figures 74–82.Paridea species. 74 Paridea (Paridea) taiwana, male, dorsal view 75 ditto, ventral view 76 ditto, lateral view 77 Paridea (Paridea) taiwana, black spots enlarged 78 Paridea (Paridea) taiwana, black elytra with yellow apices 79 Paridea (Paridea) taiwana, black spots reduced 80 Paridea (Paridea) testacea, female, dorsal view 81 ditto, ventral view 82 ditto, ventral view.

Figures 179–187.Habitus. 179 Cephaloleia luctuosa 180 Cephaloleia luridipennis 181 Cephaloleia lydiae 182 Cephaloleia maculipennis 183 Cephaloleia marantae 184 Cephaloleia marginella 185 Cephaloleia marshalli 186 Cephaloleia mauliki 187 Cephaloleia maxima. Scale bars equal 3 mm.

Figures 140–145.Morphological characters. 140 Bikasha fortipunctata Maulik, hind leg and elytra in lateral view 141 Biodontocnema brunnea Biondi, head in frontal view 142 Ditto, distal half of hind tibia and metatarsus 143 Ditto, hind tibial socket 144 Ditto, dentiform process (white arrow) in inner apical side of hind tibiae 145 Ditto, ventral parts.

Habitus 9a.Dorsal habitus of Pachybrachis nigricornis difficilis. Scale bar, 1 mrn.

Figures 90–95.Paridea (Paridea) testacea. 90 Penis, dorsal view 91 Penis, lateral view 92 Gonocoxae 93 Eighth abdominal sternite 94 Eighth abdominal tergite 95 Spermatheca.

Figures 179–187.Habitus. 179 Cephaloleia luctuosa 180 Cephaloleia luridipennis 181 Cephaloleia lydiae 182 Cephaloleia maculipennis 183 Cephaloleia marantae 184 Cephaloleia marginella 185 Cephaloleia marshalli 186 Cephaloleia mauliki 187 Cephaloleia maxima. Scale bars equal 3 mm.

Figures 290–295.Maps of distribution. 290 Argopistoides Jacoby 291 Bangalaltica Bechyné 292 Bechuana Scherer 293 Bechynella Biondi & D’Alessandro 294 Bezdekaltica Döberl 295 Bikasha Maulik.

Habitus 9b.Dorsal habitus of Pachybrachis nigricornis carbonarius. Almost black. Scale bar, 1 mm.

Figures 64–67.Distribution map of Paridea species, solid line: 1000 m, broken line: 2000 m. 64 Paridea (Paridea) cyanipennis 65 Paridea (Paridea) sauteri 66 Paridea (Paridea) taiwana 67 Paridea (Paridea) testacea.

Figures 179–187.Habitus. 179 Cephaloleia luctuosa 180 Cephaloleia luridipennis 181 Cephaloleia lydiae 182 Cephaloleia maculipennis 183 Cephaloleia marantae 184 Cephaloleia marginella 185 Cephaloleia marshalli 186 Cephaloleia mauliki 187 Cephaloleia maxima. Scale bars equal 3 mm.

Figures 20–28.Habitus. 20 Bezdekaltica socotrana Döberl 21 Bikasha tenuipunctata Maulik 22 Biodontocnema brunnea Biondi 23 Blepharida ornata Baly 24 Buphonella nigroviolacea (Allard) (genus transferred to Galerucini) 25 Carcharodis rugiceps (Baly). 26 Celisaltica ruwenzorica Biondi 27 Chabria bezanozana Biondi & D’Alessandro 28 Chaetocnema purpurea Jacoby.

Habitus 9c.Dorsal habitus of Pachybrachis nigricornis carbonarius. Yellow at edge of elytra. Scale bar, 1 mm.

Figures 96–101.Paridea species. 96 Paridea (Semacia) angulicollis, male, dorsal view 97 ditto, ventral view 98 ditto, lateral view 99 Paridea (Semacia) angulicollis, female, dorsal view 100 Paridea (Paridea) sinensis, lectotype, dorsal view 101 Paridea (Paridea) sinensis, lectotype, labels.

Figures 179–187.Habitus. 179 Cephaloleia luctuosa 180 Cephaloleia luridipennis 181 Cephaloleia lydiae 182 Cephaloleia maculipennis 183 Cephaloleia marantae 184 Cephaloleia marginella 185 Cephaloleia marshalli 186 Cephaloleia mauliki 187 Cephaloleia maxima. Scale bars equal 3 mm.

Figures 140–145.Morphological characters. 140 Bikasha fortipunctata Maulik, hind leg and elytra in lateral view 141 Biodontocnema brunnea Biondi, head in frontal view 142 Ditto, distal half of hind tibia and metatarsus 143 Ditto, hind tibial socket 144 Ditto, dentiform process (white arrow) in inner apical side of hind tibiae 145 Ditto, ventral parts.

Map 9.The known distribution of Pachybrachis nigricornis in eastern Canada. SR – Saguenay River.

Figures 102–108.Paridea (Semacia) angulicollis. 102 Penis, dorsal view 103 Penis, lateral view 104 Gonocoxae 105 Eighth abdominal sternite 106 Fifth abdominal ventrite 107 Eighth abdominal tergite 108 Spermatheca.

Figures 179–187.Habitus. 179 Cephaloleia luctuosa 180 Cephaloleia luridipennis 181 Cephaloleia lydiae 182 Cephaloleia maculipennis 183 Cephaloleia marantae 184 Cephaloleia marginella 185 Cephaloleia marshalli 186 Cephaloleia mauliki 187 Cephaloleia maxima. Scale bars equal 3 mm.

Figures 296–301.Maps of distribution. 296 Biodontocnema Biondi 297 Blepharida Chevrolat 298 Carcharodis Weise 299 Celisaltica Biondi 300 Chabria Jacoby 301 Chaetocnema Stephens.

Figure 6.Pronotum: a reddish, with close-up of marginal bead, Pachybrachis bivittatus b mottled, Pachybrachis spumarius c with black M-mark, Pachybrachis m-nigrum d almost black, Pachybrachis nigricornis carbonarius.

Figures 96–101.Paridea species. 96 Paridea (Semacia) angulicollis, male, dorsal view 97 ditto, ventral view 98 ditto, lateral view 99 Paridea (Semacia) angulicollis, female, dorsal view 100 Paridea (Paridea) sinensis, lectotype, dorsal view 101 Paridea (Paridea) sinensis, lectotype, labels.