TY - JOUR AU - Biondi, Maurizio AU - D'Alessandro, Paola PY - 2016/12/31 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Revision of Diphaulacosoma Jacoby, an endemic flea beetle genus from Madagascar, with description of three new species (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini) JF - Fragmenta entomologica JA - Fragm entomol VL - 48 IS - 2 SE - Research Articles DO - 10.13133/2284-4880/181 UR - https://rosa.uniroma1.it/rosa02/fragmenta_entomologica/article/view/181 SP - 143-151 AB - A taxonomic revision of the flea beetle genus <em>Diphaulacosoma</em> Jacoby, endemic to Madagascar, is provided. This genus includes seven species of which three are new to science: <em>D. elegans</em> sp. n., <em>D. jenisi</em> sp. n., and <em>D. nigroscutis</em> sp. n. An updated catalogue including new material, new faunistic records, distributions, chorotypes, and ecological notes is supplied. Lectotypes for <em>Diphaulacosoma</em> <em>laevipenne</em> Jacoby, <em>D. bicolor</em> (Weise) and <em>D. scutellare</em> (Weise) are designated. Additionally, the revision comprises a key for the identification of all seven species considered, habitus photos, and microscope and scanning electron micrographs of diagnostic characters, including aedeagus and spermatheca. ER -