title: Endemism patterns in the Italian leaf beetle fauna (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae).
abstract: In this contribution the results of a zoogeographical analysis, carried out on the 123 endemic leaf beetle species (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) occurring in Italy and its immediately adjacent regions, are reported. To assess the level of faunistic similarity among the different geographic regions studied, a cluster analysis was performed, based on the endemic component. This was done by calculating the Baroni Urbani & Buser's similarity index (BUB). Finally, a parsimony analysis of endemicity (PAE) was used to identify the most important areas of endemism in Italy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health, Life and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, 67100 Coppito-L'Aquila, Italy.
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Biondi
authors.forename: Fabrizia
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Urbani
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: D'Alessandro
keywords: Alps; Apennines; Chrysomelidae; Coleoptera; Corsica; Italy; Sardinia; Sicily; cluster analysis; endemic species; parsimony analysis of endemicity