title: Revision of the legume-feeding leaf beetle genus Madurasia Jacoby, including a new species description (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Galerucini).
abstract: Madurasia Jacoby is revised and Madurasia andamanica sp. n., endemic to the Andaman Islands in the Indian Ocean, is described and illustrated. Madurasia obscurella Jacoby, syn. n., is a new junior synonym of Madurasia undulatovittata (Motschulsky), comb. n. A lectotype is designated for Madurasia obscurella. Literature on the biology and management of Madurasia undulatovittata is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, Kerala Agricultural University, Vellayani P.O., Trivandrum-695 522, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Kaniyarikkal Divakaran
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Prathapan
keywords: Africa; Asia; biology; pest; pulses; taxonomy