Mordellistenaplatypoda, a new species of tumbling flower beetle from the island of Ischia in Italy (Coleoptera, Mordellidae).

ABSTRACT: Mordellistena A. Costa, 1854, the most species-rich genus of tumbling flower beetles comprises more than 800 species worldwide and more than 150 reported from Europe. Here, a new species Mordellistena(s. str.)platypoda is described from the island of Ischia in Italy. The species hypothesis is based primarily on morphological characters which are visualised using scanning electron microscopy images, high-resolution photographs, and drawings. The species hypothesis is supported by analysis of a 658 bp fragment of cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI). Divergences in the COI gene are evaluated using maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference analyses. The species delimitation is assessed using Assemble Species by Automatic Partitioning (ASAP) and Poisson Tree Processes (PTP) methods. Gen

SUBMITTER: Selnekovic D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10208987 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature