Moss inhabiting flea beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini) of the West Indies II: Menudos, a new genus from Puerto Rico and description of methods to collect moss inhabiting flea beetles

Authors

Adelita Maria Linzmeier, Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul, BrasilFollow
Alexander S. Konstantinov, Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDAFollow

ORCID IDs

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2979-8728

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6578-6735

Date of this Version

2020

Citation

Zootaxa 4786 (1): 001–022

https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/

https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4786.1.1

Comments

U.S Government Works

Abstract

Menudos Linzmeier & Konstantinov, a new genus of moss inhabiting flea beetles, containing five species, three of them are new (M. illariosus, M. maricao, and M. toronegro—the type species of the genus), from Puerto Rico is described and illustrated. The new genus is compared to Aedmon Clark, Apleuraltica Bechyne, Andersonaltica Linzmeier & Konstantinov, Distigmoptera Blake and Ulrica Scherer. Aedmon barberi (Blake, 1943b) and Distigmoptera chamorrae Konstantinov & Konstantinova, 2011 are transferred to Menudos. A key to Menudos species identification is provided. Methods for collecting moss inhabiting flea beetles and other arthropods are described in detail for the first time.