Guide to Palearctic Flea Beetle Genera
(Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticinae)
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illustrations: Generalized head of Alticinae; frontal view (4), lateral view (5), dorsal view (6), anterolateral view (7)

Figures 4-7.  Generalized head of Alticinae. 4-frontal view, 5-lateral view, 6-dorsal view, 7-anterolateral view

Figure Labels and Terms for Corresponding Structures in Figures 4-7
anc - antennal calli
ans - antennal socket
clp - clypeus
e - eye
fgs - frontogenal suture
fp - fascial part
frr - frontal ridge
g - gena
 gs - gular suture
gul - gula
hps - hypostomal suture
lbr - labrum
lp - labial palpi
mnd - mandible
mp - maxillary palpi
 mxl - maxilla
oco - occipital opening
orl - orbital line
ptp - posterior tentorial pits
sbs - submentum
tfs - transfrontal suture
ver - vertex

illustrations: Generalized head of Alticinae. labrum (8); generalized right mandible, view from the base (9); mandible, view from the ventral side (10)

Figures 8-10.  Mouth parts. 8-labrum; 9-generalized right mandible, view from the base, 10-mandible, view from the ventral side.

Figure Labels and Terms for Corresponding Structures in Figures 8-10
a1, a2 - articulations
ds - dorsal surface
is - inner surface
pm1 - 2 - muscle attachment points
 pt - prosteca
t - teeth
tor - tormae
vs - ventral surface
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