Maurizio Biondi

Maurizio Biondi, Italian entomologist.

• Department of Health, Life and Environmental Sciences, University of L’Aquila, 67100 Coppito-L’Aquila, Italy

Taxon names authored

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• 33 taxon names authored by Maurizio Biondi

Eponyms

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• 1 eponym of Maurizio Biondi

Publications

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1979

• Biondi, M. 1979. Note su alcuni Alticinae della fauna mediterranea (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae). Bollettino dell'Associazione Romana di Entomologia 34: 53–62. ResearchGate .

1982

• Biondi, M. 1982. Le specie appenniniche del genere Crepidodera Chevrolat sensu Foudras (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Alticinae). Bollettino del Museo civico di Storia Naturale di Verona 8 (1981): 45–66. ResearchGate .

1986

• Biondi, M. 1986. Lo status sistematico del complesso Minota obesa: un approccio morfologico, statistico e biogeografico (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Alticinae). Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale "Giacomo Doria" 86: 45–64. BHL.

1994

• Biondi, M. 1994. Contributo alla conoscenza dei Chrysomelidae Alticinae (Coleoptera) della Sierra Leone. 1a. Nota. Quaderni dell’Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei 267: 423–438. ResearchGate .

1998

• Biondi, M. 1998. The genus Malvernia Jacoby with description of a new species from South Africa (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae). Nouvelle Revue d'Entomologie (n.s.) 15(1): 37–43. ResearchGate . [Published August 30th 1998, from website [1]]
• Biondi, M. & Daccordi, M., 1998. A proposed new supra-specific classification of Chrysomela Linné and other related genera and a description of new taxa. Pp. 49–71. In: Biondi, M. & Daccordi, M. & Furth, D.G. (eds.) Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on the Chrysomelidae. Proceedings of a Symposium (30 August, 1996, Florence, Italy) XX International Congress of Entomology. Torino: Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali. 327 pp. ResearchGate . Reference page. 

2000

• Biondi, M. 2000. What is Plectroscelis convexicollis Boheman, 1858 from South Africa? (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Alticinae). Nouvelle Revue d'Entomologie (n.s.) 17(1): 77–81. ResearchGate . [Published December 1st 2000, from website [2]]

2001

• Biondi, M. 2001. Revision of the species of Chaetocnema from Madagascar (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticinae). European Journal of Entomology 98: 233–248. DOI: 10.14411/eje.2001.040 .

2002

• Biondi, M. 2002. Chaetocnema Stephens and related genera (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Alticinae): A systematic revision, with description of a new genus from the Indian Ocean (Seychelles). Italian Journal of Zoology 69(4): 355–366. DOI: 10.1080/11250000209356481 .
• Biondi, M. 2002. Checklist of Afrotropical species of the genus Chaetocnema Stephens (Coleoptera : Chrysomelidae : Alticinae) : synonymies and geographical distribution. African Entomology 10(2): 265–284. hdl: 10520/EJC32515 . ResearchGate .

2003

• Biondi, M. & D'Alessandro, P. 2003. Drakensbergianella rudebecki, new genus and new species from the mountains of the Southern Africa, and taxonomic observations on Gabonia Jacoby and related genera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Alticinae). Zoologischer Anzeiger 242(2): 97–106. DOI: 10.1078/0044-5231-00090 .
• Biondi, M. & D'Alessandro, P. 2003. Pepila Weise: Taxonomic identity of the genus and revision of the megalopoides species-group, and description of two new species from Australia (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticinae). European Journal of Entomology 100: 371–379. DOI: 10.14411/eje.2003.058 .

2004

• Biondi, M. & D'Alessandro, P. 2004. Revision of the Afrotropical flea beetle genus Collartaltica Bechyné with description of two new species (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Alticinae). Insect Systematics & Evolution 35(3): 285–298. DOI: 10.1163/187631204788920239 .

2005

• Biondi, M. & D'Alessandro, P. 2005. Chaetocnema conducta (Motschulsky) and its Kindred Species in the Afrotropical Region, with Description of C. lopatini, a New Species from Central Africa (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Alticinae). Pp 3–16. In: Konstantinov, A.S., Tishechkin, A.K. & Penev, L.D. (eds.) Contributions to Systematics & Biology of Beetles: Papers Celebrating the 80th Birthday of Igor Konstantinovich Lopatin. Series Faunistica 43. Sofia-Moscow: Pensoft Publishers. xvi + 388 pp. ISBN 954-642-233-9.

2006

• Biondi, M. & D'Alessandro, P. 2006. A revision of the South African Chaetocnema gahani species group, with descriptions of four new flea beetle species (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Annales de la Société entomologique de France (n.s.) 42(2): 183–196. DOI: 10.1080/00379271.2006.10700622 .

2007

• Biondi, M. & D'Alessandro, P. 2007. Afroaltica subaptera, new genus and new species of flea beetles from the southern Africa (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticinae). European Journal of Entomology 104: 99–103. DOI: 10.14411/eje.2007.015 .

2008

• Biondi, M. & D'Alessandro, P. 2008. Revision of the Chaetocnema pulla species-group from the Afrotropical region with description of a new species from Central Africa (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae). In: Jolivet, P., Santiago-Blay, J. & Schmitt, M. (eds): Research on Chrysomelidae. Vol. 1. Brill, Leiden, Boston, pp. 265–285.
• Biondi, M. & D'Alessandro, P. 2008. Taxonomical revision of the Longitarsus capensis species-group: An example of Mediterranean-southern African disjunct distributions (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). European Journal of Entomology 105: 719–736. DOI: 10.14411/eje.2008.099 .

2010

• Biondi, M. & D'Alessandro, P. 2010. Revision of the Afrotropical flea beetle genus Serraphula Jacoby and description of Bechynella, a new genus from Western and Central Africa (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticinae). Zootaxa 2444: 1–44. Preview. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2444.1.1 . ResearchGate. Reference page. 
• Biondi, M. & D'Alessandro, P. 2010. Genus-group names of Afrotropical flea beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticinae): Annotated catalogue and biogeographical notes. European Journal of Entomology 107: 401–424. DOI: 10.14411/eje.2010.049 . Reference page. 

2011

• Biondi, M. & D'Alessandro, P. 2011. Jacobyana Maulik, an Oriental flea beetle genus new for the Afrotropical Region with description of three new species from Central and Southern Africa (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Alticinae). ZooKeys 86: 47–59. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.86.804 .
• D'Alessandro, P. & Biondi, M. 2011. The Afrotropical genus Afroaltica Biondi & D'Alessandro (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticinae): new data and description of a new species from Limpopo (Republic of South Africa). Annales de la Société entomologique de France (n.s.) 47(3–4): 365–370. DOI: 10.1080/00379271.2011.10697730 .

2012

• Biondi, M. & D'Alessandro, P. 2012. Afrotropical flea beetle genera: a key to their identification, updated catalogue and biogeographical analysis (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini). ZooKeys 253: 1–158. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.253.3414 . Reference page. 
• D'Alessandro, P., Grobbelaar, E. & Biondi, M. 2012. Revision of the genus Stegnaspea Baly with descriptions of five new species from southern Africa (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini). Insect Systematics & Evolution 43(1): 11–33. DOI: 10.1163/187631212X626032 . PDF. Reference page. 

2013

• Biondi, M. & D'Alessandro, P. 2013. Ntaolaltica and Pseudophygasia, two new flea beetle genera from Madagascar (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini). Insect Systematics & Evolution 44(1): 93–106. DOI: 10.1163/1876312x-04401004 . Full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Biondi, M. & D'Alessandro, P. 2013. The genus Chabria Jacoby: first records in the Afrotropical region with description of three new species and annotated worldwide species catalogue (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini). Zoologischer Anzeiger 252(1): 88–100. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcz.2012.03.005 . ResearchGate .
• Biondi, M., Urbani, F. & D'Alessandro, P. 2013. Revision of the Aphthona cookei species group in sub-Saharan Africa: pests of Jatropha curcas L. in biodiesel plantations (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini). Entomologia 1(1): e7. DOI: 10.4081/entomologia.2013.e7 . Reference page. 

2014

• Biondi, M. 2014. Paolaltica eocenica new genus and new species of flea beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini) from Baltic amber. Zootaxa 3852(4): 496–500. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3852.4.7 . Reference page. 
• D'Alessandro, P., Urbani, F. & Biondi, M. 2014. Biodiversity and biogeography in Madagascar: revision of the endemic flea beetle genus Neodera Duvivier, 1891 with description of 19 new species (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini). Systematic Entomology 39(4): 710–748. DOI: 10.1111/syen.12082 . Reference page. 

2015

• Biondi, M. & D'Alessandro, P. 2015. Revision of the Afrotropical genus Notomela Jacoby, 1899 with description of N. joliveti sp. n. from Principe Island (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini). In: Jolivet, P., Santiago-Blay, J. & Schmitt, M. (Eds) Research on Chrysomelidae 5. ZooKeys 547: 63–74. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.547.9375 . Reference page. 
• Bukejs, A., Biondi, M. & Alekseev, V.I. 2015. Sucinolivolia torpida—a new genus and species of flea-beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae) from Baltic amber. Zootaxa 4058(1): 119–126. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4058.1.7 Preview (PDF). Reference page. 

2016

• Biondi, M. & D'Alessandro, P. 2016. Revision of Diphaulacosoma Jacoby, an endemic flea beetle genus from Madagascar, with description of three new species (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini). Fragmenta Entomologica 48(2): 143–151. DOI: 10.13133/2284-4880/181 . Reference page. 
• Bukejs, A., Biondi, M. & Alekseev, V.I. 2016. New records and species of Crepidodera Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Eocene European amber, with a brief review of described fossil beetles from Bitterfeld amber. Zootaxa 4193(2): 390–400. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4193.2.13 Reference page. 
• D'Alessandro, P., Samuelson, A. & Biondi, M. 2016. Taxonomic revision of the genus Arsipoda Erichson, 1842 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) in New Caledonia. European Journal of Taxonomy 230: 1–61. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2016.230 . Reference page. 

2017

• Biondi, M. & D'Alessandro, P. 2017. Guilielmia Weise, a little known Afrotropical flea beetle genus: systematic affinities and description of a second new species from Central Africa (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini). Zootaxa 4323(4): 572–578. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4323.4.9 . Reference page. 
• Biondi, M. 2017. Hesperoides, a new "hairy" flea beetle genus from southern Africa (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini). Fragmenta Entomologica 49(2): 151–158. DOI: 10.13133/2284-4880/257 . Reference page. 
• Biondi, M. & D'Alessandro, P. 2017. Psylliodes urbaniae: a new species from Central Apennines (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini). Onychium 13: 121–130. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.495568 . PDF. Reference page. 
• Biondi, M. & D'Alessandro, P. 2017. Longitarsus doeberli, a wingless new species from Socotra Island (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Pp. 165–172. In: Hájek, J. & Bezděk, J. (eds) 2017. Insect biodiversity of the Socotra Archipelago III. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 57 (Supplementum): i–vi + 1–225. DOI: 10.1515/aemnp-2017-0116 . Reference page. 
• Biondi, M., Frasca, R., Grobbelaar, E. & D'Alessandro, P. 2017. Supraspecific taxonomy of the flea beetle genus Blepharida Chevrolat, 1836 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in the Afrotropical Region and description of Afroblepharida subgen. nov. Insect Systematics & Evolution 48(2): 97–155. DOI: 10.1163/1876312X-48022152 . ResearchGate . Reference page. 

2018

• D'Alessandro, P. & Biondi, M. 2018. Ugandaltica gen. n., a tiny flea beetle from the forest canopy in Central Africa (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini). ZooKeys 746: 123–136. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.746.23637 . Reference page. 
• Bezděk, J. & Biondi, M. 2018. On the generic names proposed in Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera) by Gustaf Johan Billberg. Zootaxa 4422(2): 184–190. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4422.2.2 Reference page. 
• Biondi, M. & D'Alessandro, P. 2018. Two new species of Chaetocnema Stephens from South Africa (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini). Fragmenta Entomologica 50(1): 11–18. DOI: 10.13133/2284-4880/279 . Reference page. 
• Biondi, M. & D'Alessandro, P. 2018. Taxonomic revision of the genus Angulaphthona (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini). European Journal of Entomology 115: 30–44. DOI: 10.14411/eje.2018.005 . Reference page. 
• Biondi, M. & D'Alessandro, P. 2018. Two new species of the flea beetle genus Psylliodes Latreille of the montana species-group from Eastern Africa (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Fragmenta Entomologica 50(2): 87–93. DOI: 10.13133/2284-4880/305 . Reference page. 
• D'Alessandro, P., Frasca, R., Grobbelaar, E., Iannella, M. & Biondi, M. 2018. Systematics and biogeography of the Afrotropical flea beetle subgenus Blepharidina (Afroblepharida) Biondi and D’Alessandro, with description of seven new species (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini). Insect Systematics & Evolution 49(4): 443–480. DOI: 10.1163/1876312X-00002182 . Reference page. 

2019

• Brunetti, M., Magoga, G., Iannella, M., Biondi, M. & Montagna, M. 2019. Phylogeography and species distribution modelling of Cryptocephalus barii (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae): is this alpine endemic species close to extinction? Pp 3–25 in Schmitt, M., Chaboo, C.S. & Biondi, M. (Eds) 2019. Research on Chrysomelidae 8. ZooKeys 856: 1–196. Reference page.  DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.856.32462 Reference page. 
• Gikonyo, M.W., Biondi, M. & Beran, F. 2019. Adaptation of flea beetles to Brassicaceae: host plant associations and geographic distribution of Psylliodes Latreille and Phyllotreta Chevrolat (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae). Pp 51–73 in Schmitt, M., Chaboo, C.S. & Biondi, M. (Eds) 2019. Research on Chrysomelidae 8. ZooKeys 856: 1–196. Reference page. . DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.856.33724 Reference page. 
• Salvi, D., D'Alessandro, P. & Biondi, M. 2019. Host plant associations in Western Palaearctic Longitarsus flea beetles (Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini): a preliminary phylogenetic assessment. Pp 101–114 in Schmitt, M., Chaboo, C.S. & Biondi, M. (Eds) 2019. Research on Chrysomelidae 8. ZooKeys 856: 1–196. Reference page. . DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.856.32430 Reference page. 

Schmitt, M., Chaboo, C.S. & Biondi, M. (Eds) 2019. Research on Chrysomelidae 8. ZooKeys 856: 1–196. Reference page. 

• Schmitt, M., Chaboo, C.S. & Biondi, M. 2019. Editorial. Pp 1–2 in Schmitt, M., Chaboo, C.S. & Biondi, M. (Eds) 2019. Research on Chrysomelidae 8. ZooKeys 856: 1–196. Reference page. . DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.856.37027 Reference page. 
• D'Alessandro, P., Iannella, M. & Biondi, M. 2019. Revision of the Afrotropical flea beetle subgenus Blepharidina s. str. Bechyné (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae). Zootaxa 4545(1): 32–60. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4545.1.2 . Reference page. 
• Biondi, M., Iannella, M. & D'Alessandro, P. 2019. Unravelling the taxonomic assessment of an interesting new species from Socotra Island: Blepharidina socotrana sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 59(2): 499–505. DOI: 10.2478/aemnp-2019-0040 . Reference page. 
• Biondi, M. & D'Alessandro, P. 2019. Psylliodes shirensis, a new replacement name for Psylliodes shira Biondi & D’Alessandro (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Fragmenta Entomologica 51(1): 27. DOI: 10.13133/2284-4880/340 . Reference page. 

2020

• Biondi, M., Iannella, M. & D'Alessandro, P. 2020. Adamastoraltica humicola, new genus and new species: the first example of possible moss-inhabiting flea beetle genus from sub-Saharan Africa (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae). Zootaxa 4763(1): 99–108. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4763.1.8 . Reference page. 
• Bukejs, A., Reid, C.A.M. & Biondi, M. 2020. Groehnaltica batophiloides, a new genus and species of flea-beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from Baltic amber, described using X-ray microtomography. Zootaxa 4859(3): 397–408. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4859.3.5 . ResearchGate [first page only]. Reference page. 
• D'Alessandro, P., Iannella, M., Grobbelaar, E. & Biondi, M. 2020. Revision of the Calotheca nigrotessellata species group from southern Africa, with description of two new species (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini). Fragmenta Entomologica 52(2): 169–182. DOI: 10.13133/2284-4880/457 . Reference page. 

2021

• D'Alessandro, P., Iannella, M., Grobbelaar, E. & Biondi, M. 2021. Taxonomic revision of the Calotheca parvula species group from southern Africa, with descriptions of three new species (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae). African Invertebrates 62(1): 315–337. DOI: 10.3897/AfrInvertebr.62.62426 . Reference page. 
• Violi, M., D'Alessandro, P. & Biondi, M. 2021. Belarima violacea (Lucas, 1847) (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae), a new genus and species for the European fauna. Zookeys 1031: 125–131. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1031.61846 Reference page. 

2022

• Biondi, M. & D'Alessandro, P. 2022. Arsipoda reidi, a new replacement name for Arsipoda montana D’Alessandro, Samuelson & Biondi (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Fragmenta Entomologica 54(1): 171–172. DOI: 10.13133/2284-4880/752 . Reference page. 
• Biondi, M., D'Alessandro, P., Cerasoli, F., De Simone, W. & Iannella, M. 2022. Taxonomy, Habitat Preference, and Niche Overlap of Two Arrow-Poison Flea Beetle Species of the Genus Polyclada in Sub-Saharan Africa (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae). Insects 13(8): 668. DOI: 10.3390/insects13080668 . Reference page. 
• D'Alessandro, P., Iannella, M., Grobbelaar, E. & Biondi, M. 2022. Calotheca nigromaculata species-group from sub-Saharan Africa with descriptions of two new species from KwaZulu-Natal (Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini). ZooKeys 1084: 119-137. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1084.73175 . Reference page. 

2023

• D'Alessandro, P. & Biondi, M. 2023. Generic placement of the African flea beetle Polyclada maculipennis Bryant and the possible occurrence of the genus Procalus Clark in sub-Saharan Africa (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini). ZooKeys 1145: 181–189. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1145.90667 . Reference page. 
• D’Alessandro, P., Grobbelaar, E., Iannella, M. & Biondi, M. 2023. Calotheca leonardii, a new flea beetle species from southern Africa (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini). Natural History Sciences 10(s1): 5–10. DOI: 10.4081/nhs.2023.681 . Reference page. 

2024

• Biondi, M., Ianella, M. & D'Alessandro, P. 2024. Argopistes Motschulsky from Madagascar with descriptions of six new species (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini). ZooKeys 1202: 303–327. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1202.122977 Reference page. 

2025

• D'Alessandro, P. & Biondi, M. 2025. A new flea beetle genus from sub-Saharan Africa, and taxonomic remarks on the Blepharida genera group in the Afrotropical region (Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini). ZooKeys 1228: 139–159. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1228.139654 Reference page. 

Links

• Maurizio Biondi. Chrysomelidae.it