title: On the taxonomy of the Brazilian flea beetle genus Miritius Bechyné & Bechyné (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini: Monoplatina) <br />with description of two new species.
abstract: A taxonomic study was performed on the Brazilian genus Miritius Bechyné & Bechyné of Monoplatina, Alticini. Here Miritius and two of its species are redescribed and descriptions for another two new species were provided: Miritius abdominalis Morais & Linzmeier sp. nov. (Mato Grosso, Brazil) and Miritius claudius Morais & Linzmeier sp. nov. (Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil). For the first time characters of the male and female genitalia, illustrations and a key to the Miritius species are presented.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Ciências Biológicas e Ambientais, Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados, Caixa Postal 322, 79804-980 Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.; Email: ana_cbio@yahoo.com.br.
authors.forename: Ana Carla C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Morais
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Sistemática e Bioecologia de Coleoptera, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Caixa Postal 19020, 81581-980 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.; Email: cibele.ribeirocosta@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Cibele S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Ribeiro-Costa
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul, Sala 211, 85770-000 Realeza, Paraná, Brazil.; Email: alinzmeier@yahoo.com.br.
authors.forename: Adelita M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Linzmeier
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D001938:Brazil; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size