Longitarsus ozbeki sp. n., a new species from Asia Minor (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticinae)

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by  Ifran Aslan

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Longitarsus ozbeki sp. n., a new species from Asia Minor
(Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticinae)
IfranAslan &Andrzej Warchalowski
Aslan, I. & Warchalowski, A. 2005: Longitarsus ozbeki sp. n., a new species
fromAsiaMinor(Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticinae).—Entomol. Fennica
16: 221—224.
Aseriesofca. 50specimensofasmallLongitarsusLatr. intheundescribedspe-
cieswerecollectedfromtheNorth—EastofAsiaMinorinthefieldresearchduring
the 21.VIII—1.IX.2003. Longitarsus ozbeki sp. n. is described and illustrated
fromnorthwestofTurkey.ThisspeciesisphenotypicallysimilartoLongitarsus
albineus(Foudras)andLongitarsusartvinusGrueV&Aslan.L. ozbekisp.n.dif-
fers fromtheothertwo speciesbythe outlineofpronotum, colorationofbody,
punctuation ofelytra, coloration ofclaws, tarsomeres, and metanotum, central
lobeofanalsterniteinmale,aedeagusandspermathecae.Lengthofbodyis 1.9—
2.2mm(mean2.13mm)and2.4—2.6mm(mean2.46mm)inmaleandfemale,re-
spectively.
IAslan,Atatz'irkUniversity,AgriculturalFacuity,PlantProductionDepartment,
25240Erzurum, Turkey;E—mail: [email protected], [email protected]
A. Warchalowski, ZoologicalInstute, UniversityofWroclaw, Sienkiewicza 21,
50-335 Wroclaw, Poland
Received12 October2004, accepted24March 2005
1. Introduction ThegenusofLongitarsusisthelargestgenus
ofAlticinaewithmorethan250 Palaearctic spe-
TheAlticinaeorfleabeetlesarethemostdiverse cies and about 500 species worldwide (Kostan-
subfamily of leafbeetles (Coleoptera: Chryso- tinow & Vandenberg 1996). Ithas 46 species in
melidae).Theyaredistributedworldwide,butthe CentralAsiaandKazakhstan(Lopatin 1977)and
majorityofgeneraandspeciesoccurinthetropi- 163 species in Europe and Mediterranean area
cal region of South America, Africa and Asia. (Warchalowski 1996, 2003). A total of 72
The Palaearctic fauna is relativelypoor, with 59 Longitarsus species are currently known from
genera and ca. 1,000 species (Lopatin 1977, Turkey (Aslanetal. 1999, 2002, 2004,Aslan&
Konstantinov & Vandenberg 1996, Aslan et al. Warchalowski 2001). In Longitarsus, body is
1999). Many alticines are known as economic small to medium—sized, oval, more or less con-
peststhatcausedirectdamagebyfeedingonWide vex,yellow,brownorblackwithorwithoutme-
range ofdifferent plant species and, especially tallic luster. Elytral suture is usually dark, and
adults, transmitting Viruses. However, several elytrararelywithspotatmiddleoratapex.Apical
species, includingLongitarsus,Altica,Aphthona 2/3 ofmetatibia is flat. Apical part is thickened
andPseudolapmsis,havebeensuccessfullyused andapical spine isusually large, insertedalmost
in the biological control ofweeds (Aslan et al. atmiddle. Firstmetatarsal segmentisvery long,
2003). notshorterthan 1/2oftibia.
222 Aslan & Warchalowski ' ENTOMOL. FENNICAVol. 16
Although the distribution and taxonomy of half of antennae entirely pale yellowish. Hind
Longitarsus species are well known, their host wingsandhumeralcalliwelldeveloped.Tubular
plantsandlifecycleshavebeenlessstudied.Cer- partofaedeagusinlateralViewstraight,insertion
tain Longitarsus species have recently become ofducts sperrnathecae inclined to dorsal size of
important biological control agents of some vasculum.
weeds(Aslan&Ozbek 1999,Aslanetal. 2003). Description. Body very pale, yellowish and
Asmoreislearnedabouttheirhost-plantrelation- terminal half of antennae darkened, in mature
ships,otherspeciesareboundtogainimportance specimens black. Labrum is usually brownish.
inbiologicalcontrol. ThespeciesofLongitarsus Lengthofbody inmale is 1.9—2.2 mm(onaver-
areknowntofeedonAchilla,Alcanna,Anchusa, age2.13mm),infemale2.4—2.6mm(onaverage
Artemisia,Asperugo,Ballota,Borago, Cerinthe, 2.46mm).Antennae0.7X(infemale)to0.8X(in
Cynoglossum, Echium, Lappula, Linum, Litho- male) as long as the body, antennomeres feebly
spermum, Lycopus, Majorana, Marrubium, differentiated, 2 and 3 shorter, while 5—7 longer
Matricaria,Mentha,Myosotis,Plantago,Pulmo- than the remaining ones. Ocular furrows deep,
naria,Ranunculus,Salvia,Stachys,Symphytum, frontal calli absent, otherwise headwithoutpar-
Tanacetum, Thalictrum and Tournefortia (Med- ticularcharacters.Pronotum1.30—1.35Xbroader
vedeV&Roginskaya 1988). than long, extremely finely and shallowlypunc-
ThisstudydescribesLongitarsusozbekisp.n. tuated, ground almost smooth, with a greasy
fromnorth-easternTurkey. sheen. Elytraarefinelyandshallowlypunctuate,
humeral calli distinct. In male, fore metatarsus
slightlybroadened,analsternitewithasmalland
2. Material and Methods deephollowoncentral lobe.Aedeagus (Fig. 1a—
b; total length 700—800 pm) relatively broad,
This studywasbasedonbiologicalmaterialcol- semitransparent and very pale, which renders it
lectedfromthepass KopGeeidi, 80kmWestof moredifficultto distinguishofstructuraldetails.
Erzurum (2,330 m a.s.l.), Turkey, 21.VIII.— Apical lamellaweakly marked. Aedeagus oftu-
1.IX.2003. Samplingwas conducted throughout bularpartinlateralView isentirelystraight(Fig.
thegrowing seasons fromthevegetationusinga 1b). SpermathecaisasinFig. lc;ductsverypale,
sweep net and a mouth aspirator. In identifica- inserted semi-dorsally, and forms 1 or2 incom-
tion,standardkeystoLongitarsuswereused(Lo- pleteloops.
patin 1977, Warchalowski 1996, 2003, GrueV& Locus typicus. The pass Kop Geeidi, 80 km
Aslan 1998).MaterialbelongingtogenusLongi- WestofErzurum,2,330ma.s.l.
tarsus was compared with the paratypes and Hostplant. Unknown.
holotypes inthedifferentcollections. Type material. 18 specimens: holotype,
The examined material is deposited at the allotype and4paratypes intended fortheNatur-
Atatiirk University, Agricultural Faculty, Plant historisches Museum, Basel, 13 paratypes (in
Protection Department, Erzurum25240, Turkey good condition) intended: one pair for Muséum
(EMET) (Entomology Museum Erzurum Tur- national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris, one pair for
key) andA. Warchalowski’s collection. Inaddi- Museum fiir Naturkunde, Berlin. Further para-
tion, someparatypes ofthese species have been types inprivate collections ofM. Bergeal (Ver-
senttodifferentEuropeanmuseums. sailles),M. Doberl(Abensberg),U.Heinig(Ber-
lin), C. Leonardi (Milano),G. BastazoandJ.-M.
Vela(Cartaya),remainingparatypesdepositedat
3. Species description
the Atatiirk University, Agricultural Faculty,
Plant Protection Department (Entomology Mu-
LongitarsusozbekiAslan&Warchalowski,sp.n. seum,Erzurum)andinthecollectionsofbothau-
thors.
Diagnosis. Ocular furrows distinct, frontal calli Labellingofholotype: 1 [printedonwhitepa-
absent.Spurofhindtibiashort.Bodylengthisbe- per]: TURKEY (Erzurum), sella Kop Geeidi,
low2.6mm. Body,excepteyesandtheterminal 2,330m, 28.VIII.2003, leg. A. Warchalowski; 2
ENTOMOL. FENNICAVol. 16 ' A newspeciesLongitarsusozbekisp. n. 223
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Fig. 1.—a.Longitarsusozbekisp. n.;aedeagus,dorsoventralview.—b.Longitarsus
ozbeki,aedeagus, lateralview.—c.Longitarsusozbeki,spermatheca.—d.L.albineus
(Foudras);aedeagus,dorsoventralview.—e.L. albineus;aedeagus, lateralview.—f.L.
albineus;spermatheca.—g.L.an‘vinusGruev&Aslan;aedeagus,dorsoventralview.—h.
L.an‘vinus;aedeagus,lateralview. Originalillustrations,exceptd—e(fromWarchalowski
2003)andg—h(fromGruev&Aslan 1998).
[printedonwhitepaper]: Longitarsus ozbeki sp. ofvasculum(Fig. 10); numberofducts loops
n., det. A. Warchalowski; 3 [printed on red pa- 1—2
per]: HOLOTYPE. Labelling of paratypes: 1. Longitarsusozbekisp.n.
TURKEY(Erzurum),sellaKopGeeidi,2,330m, Outline ofpronotum shorter; in dorsal View
28.VIII.2003,leg.A.Warchalowski[orI.Aslan]; ca. 1.50—1.55 Xbroaderthan long; punctua-
2 [Printed on white paper]: Longitarsus ozbeki tionofelytra fineormoderately strong; cen-
Aslan et Warchalowski, det. A. Warchalowski trallobeofanalsterniteinmalewithlongitu-
[orLongitarsus ozbeki Warch, det. I. Aslan]; 3 dinal impression; apex ofaedeagus without
[Printedonredpaper]: PARATYPE. lamella 2
Etymology. The species is dedicated to Dr. . Punctuation of elytra fine or moderately
HikmetOzbek,ProfessorofEntomologyinPlant strong; coloration ofmetanotum at less dis-
Protection Department, Agricultural Faculty, tinctly darkened, usually with two black
AtaturkUniversity, Erzurum,Turkey. roundish spots (shining trough when elytra
moistened by wateror other solvent); color-
ation of claws and tarsomeres 3—4 pale, at
4. Keyforsimilarspecies most slightly darkened; apical borders of
aedeagusformanangleofabout70°(Fig. 1d);
1. Outlineofpronotumlonger; indorsalViewat aedeagusinlateralViewslightlybutdistinctly
most1.35Xbroaderthanlong;punctuationof S—like bent (Fig. 1e); insertion of ducts
elytra very fine and shallow; coloration of sperrnathecaeatbottomofvasculum(Fig. 11);
claws and tarsomeres 3—4 pale, at most numberofducts loops 8—12
slightly darkened; coloration of metanotum Longitarsusalbineus(Foudras)
always entirely pale; central lobe of anal Punctuation of elytra fine; coloration of
sternite in male with small roundish hollow; metanotum pale; coloration of claws and
apex of aedeagus with slightly marked tarsomeres 3—4 blackish-brown; apical bor-
lamella; apicalborders ofthe aedeagus form ders ofaedeagus formanangle ofabout 60°
anangleofmorethan90°(Fig. 1a); aedeagus (Fig. 1g); aedeagus in lateral View straight
in lateralView straight (Fig. 1b); insertionof (Fig. 1h); sperrnathecae is unknown
ducts ofsperrnathecae inclinedtodorsal side LongitarsusartvinusGruev&Aslan.
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5. Discussion subfamilyAlticinae(Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae)for
theTurkishfauna.7J. Ent. Res. Soc. 3(172): 171.
Aslan,I.,Gruev,B.&Ozbek,H. 1999:APreliminaryRe—
InthedescribedL. ozbekithereisastrikingcon-
viewoftheSubfamilyAlticinae(Coleoptera,Chryso—
trast between the pale body and the dark apical melidae)inTurkey.7Tr. J.Z001. 3(4):3737114.
part of antennae, similarly as in L. albineus Aslan,1.,Been,R.&Ozbek,H.2002:Newrecordsofleaf
(Foudras)andL.artvinusGruev&Aslan.Allthe beetlesfromTurkey(Coleoptera,Chrysomelidae).7
remainingpale-colouredspeciesaresmallWest- Ent.B1.98: 2317235.
AslanI.,Ozbek,H.&Konstantinov,A.2003:Fleabeetles
Palaearctic species ofLongitarsus withwell-de-
(Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) occuring 0n Ama-
veloped humeral calli, Viz. L. caroli Bastazo & ranthus retreflexus L. inErzurumprovince, Turkey,
Garcia Raso, L. celticus Leonardi, L. noricus andtheirpotentialasbiologicalcontrolagents.7Pro—
Leonardi, L. pellucidus (Foudras), L. solaris c.Entomol. Soc. Wash. 105(2):4417146.
Gruev & Canarian and L. nubigena Wollaston, Aslan,I.,Ozbek,H.&Warchalowski,A.2004:Fivenew
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have entirely pale or apically insignificantly
Turkish flea—beetle fauna (Coleoptera: Chrysomeli—
darkenedantennae. Externally,L. ozbekiresem- dae:Alticinae).7Entomol. Fennica 15: 1387141.
bles onlyL. albineus (Foudras) andL. artvinus; Gruev, B. & Aslan, I. 1998: Four new species ofthe
thedifferencesarepresentedinthekeyofthesim- subfamily Alticinae (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae)
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