Discovery and lectotype designation of Longitarsuscalifornicus (Motschulsky) (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini).

ABSTRACT: The lectotype of Longitarsuscalifornicus (Motschulsky, 1845) is designated, described, and illustrated. An illustrated key to eight light-colored Longitarsus species known to occur in the western United States is presented. A brief history of Russian entomological collecting in North America during the first half of 19^th century, with specimens preserved in Zoological Museum of Moscow University, Moscow and Zoological Institute, St. Petersburg, is provided.

SUBMITTER: Konstantinov AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11336390 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature