RIQUEZA DE CHRYSOMELIDAE (COLEOPTERA) EN EL CERRO EL DIENTE, SAN CARLOS, TAMAULIPAS, MÉXICO.

A faunistic study was conducted at Cerro El Diente, Tamaulipas, to contribute to the knowledge of the fauna of Chrysomelidae in Mexico. The study was conducted between March and September 2012; specimens were collected in altitudinal transects by using direct method. We analyzed six vegetation types at altitudes from 380 to 1200 meters. In total, 290 specimens were collected, belonging to 74 species of 50 genera and six subfamilies. This is one of the first studies conducted at Northeast Mexico, and includes eight new records for Tamaulipas (Babia costalisdebaja, Diplacaspis prosternalis, Chrysogramma septempunctata, Disonycha teapensis, Margaridisa atriventris, Metrioidea varicornis, Miraces aeneipennis and Acalymma flavovittatum), and one for Mexico (Malacorhinus acaciae). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]