Corrections, clarifications, and additions to the 1996 checklist of the Alticinae of Central America : including Mexico (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

In our checklist of the Alticinae of Central America and Mexico (Furth and Savini, 1996), there were some species whose status or generic combination needs clarification. In preparing the 1996 checklist the authors referred to some unpublished notes of Jan Bechyne in order to understand his system of alticine names and to clarify to which genera he considered various species to belong

Teratolog\ueda en Coleoptera: un caso en Gioia bicolor (Blake 1969) (Chrysomelidae, Alticinae) de Jamaica

SAVINI V, FURTH D. 2004. Teratology in Coleoptera: a case in Gioia bicolor (Blake 1969) (Chrysomelidae, Alticinae) from Jamaica. Entomotropica 19(3): 165-167. One specimen of Gioia bicolor from Jamaica deposited in the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), Smithsonian InstitutionWashington DC, presents malformations known as "multiple symphysomelia" in antennae and tarsi; these are illustrated.SAVINI V, FURTH D. 2004. Teratolog\ueda en Coleoptera: un caso en Gioia bicolor (Blake 1969) (Chrysomelidae, Alticinae) de Jamaica. Entomotropica 19(3): 165-167. Un ejemplar de la especie Gioia bicolor procedente de Jamaica y depositado en la colecci\uf3n de insectos del National Museum of Natural History(NMNH), Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C, presenta malformaciones del tipo sinfisomelia m\ufaltiple en antenas y tarsos, de las cuales se ofrecen ilustracione

STEVENALTICA, A NEW GENUS OF MOSS AND LEAF-LITTER INHABITING FLEA BEETLES FROM BOLIVIA (COLEOPTERA: CHRYSOMELIDAE: GALERUCINAE: ALTICINI).

A new genus, Stevenaltica, with two new species, S. normi and S. erronis, from Bolivia is described and illustrated. It is similar to Exoceras Jacoby. An identification key for all flea beetle genera known to occur in mosses in the Western Hemisphere is provided

Checklist of the Alticinae of Central America, including Mexico (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

This is a comprehensive list of all recorded species (866), including 11 subspecies, and genera (113) of Alticinae from Mexico to Panama, but also includes complete distributional data (with references) for each species. It includes all generic and specific synonymies published since the 1939-1940 Coleopterorum Catalogus. There are three new combinations and a new synonym. This checklist basically follows and, for the first time comprehensively synthesizes, the taxon arrangement of the late Jan Bechyne

A NEW GENUS OF MOSS-INHABITING FLEA BEETLES (COLEOPTERA: CHRYSOMELIDAE) FROM NICARAGUA

Nicaltica new genus and new species (N. selvanegra Konstantinov, Chamorro-Lacayo and Savini) from moss habitat in Nicaragua are described and illustrated. Nicaltica is compared to Kiskeya Konstantinov and Chamorro-Lacayo, Monotalla Bechyne ́, and Normaltica Konstantinov

Dos especies nuevas del género Bubiscus (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Alticinae) de Ecuador

El género Busbiscus fue descrito por Savini et al. 2009 en base a la especie B. voseri de Costa Rica. Se describen dos especies nuevas, Bubiscus carinatus y Bubiscus napo provenientes de Ecuador y se incluye una clave de identificación para las tres especies descritas del género.The genus Busbiscus Savini et al. 2009 was described based on the species B. voseri from Costa Rica. Two new species, Bubiscus carinatus and Bubiscus napo from Ecuador are described. A key to the three species is presented

Checklist of the Alticinae of Central America, including Mexico (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

This is a comprehensive list of all recorded species (866), including 11 subspecies, and genera (113) of Alticinae from Mexico to Panama, but also includes complete distributional data (with references) for each species. It includes all generic and specific synonymies published since the 1939-1940 Coleopterorum Catalogus. There are three new combinations and a new synonym. This checklist basically follows and, for the first time comprehensively synthesizes, the taxon arrangement of the late Jan Bechyne

El género Megascelis Latreille, 1825 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae) en Venezuela

Se redescriben el género Megascelis Latreille, 1825 y las especies venezolanas: M. amabilis, M. frenata, M. brunnipes, M. mucronata, M. puella, M. crenipes, M. socialis y M. vittata; las tres últimas son nuevos registros para Venezuela. Se describen ocho (8) especies nuevas: M. proteus n. sp., M. altamira n. sp., M. fusipes n. sp., M. fissurata n. sp., M. miranda n. sp., M. anisobia n. sp., M. carbonera n. sp., y M. yepezi n. sp. Se presenta una clave para la identificación de las especies venezolanas del género

Teratology in Coleoptera: a case in Gioia bicolor (Blake 1969) (Chrysomelidae, Alticinae) from Jamaica

Un ejemplar de la especie Gioa bicolor procedente de Jamaica y depositado en la colección de insectos del National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C, presenta malformaciones del tipo sinfisomelia múltiple en antenas y tarsos, de las cuales se ofrecen ilustracione