New genus and species of flea beetles (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini) from Puerto Rico, with comments on flea beetle diversity in the West Indies and a key to the West Indian Monoplatini genera
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Abstract
Abstract
A new genus (
Borinken
) and five new species (
Borinken elyunque
,
Distigmoptera chamorrae
,
Kiskeya elyunque
,
Ulrica eltoro
, and
Ulrica iviei
) from Puerto Rico are described and illustrated. A keyto all West Indian Monoplatini
genera is provided, as are keys to all speciesof
Kiskeya
and to the speciesof
Ulrica
from Puerto Rico. A list of the flea beetle genera, along with the number of species
and some of the faunal features is presented and discussed for the West Indies.