A revision of the Neotropical tortoise beetle genus Eurypedus Gistel 1834 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)
Author
Shin, Chulwoo
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Eurypedus nigrosignatus
(Boheman)
(
Figs 3–5
, 9–11, 20–27, 30, 37–38, 40)
Ischyrosonyx nigrosignata
Boheman 1854
: 327
, 1856: 116
[checklist], 1862: 283 [checklist];
Gemminger & Harold 1876
: 3651
[catalogue];
Champion 1894
: 176
[faunistic record];
Spaeth 1914
: 65
[catalogue], 1915: 283 [description];
Borowiec 1999
: 171
[catalogue,
lectotype
designation].
Ischyrosonyx discipennis
Boheman 1854
: 325
, 1856: 115
[checklist], 1862: 283 [checklist];
Gemminger & Harold 1876
: 3651
[catalogue];
Spaeth 1914
: 65
[catalogue, as synonym of
I. nigrosignata
], 1915: 283 [field observation note, as same species of
I. nigrosignata
];
Borowiec 1999
: 171
[catalogue,
lectotype
designation].
Ischyrosonyx marginicollis
Boheman 1854
: 326
, 1856: 116
[checklist], 1862: 283 [checklist];
Gemminger & Harold 1876
: 3651
;
Spaeth 1914
: 65
[catalogue, as synonym of
I. nigrosignata
], 1915: 283 [field observation note, as same species of
I. nigrosignata
];
Borowiec 1999
: 171
[catalogue,
lectotype
designation].
Eurypedus nigrosignata
(Boheman)
:
Wilcox 1975
: 154
[checklist];
Gómez
et al
. 1999
: 1007
[larval biology].
Eurypedus nigrosignatus
(Boheman)
:
Borowiec 1996
: 186
[faunistic record, new combination], 1999: 171 [catalogue], 2002: 93 [faunistic record];
Gómez 2004
: 489
[biology];
Chaboo 2007
: 32
[egg figure]; Borowiec 2009: 671 [faunistic record];
Borowiec & Świętojańska 2014
[online catalogue].
Type specimens
. Lectotype of
I
.
nigrosignata
: Type, Dupont, “Columbia”, NHRS-JLKB 0 0 0 0 20273, des. L.
Borowiec (
Fig. 3
, examined and measured). Three paralectotypes of
I
.
nigrosignata
: Dupont
, “Columbia”, NHRS- JLKB 0 0 0 0 20277, des. L. Borowiec (examined and measured); “Columbia”, Guèrin, NHRS-JLKB 0 0 0 0 20278, des. L. Borowiec (examined and measured); “Columbia”, Guèrin, NHRS-JLKB 0 0 0 0 20279, des. L. Borowiec (examined and measured) in NHRS.
Lectotype
of
I
.
discipennis
:
Type
, Dupont, “Columbia”, NHRS-JLKB 0 0 0 0 20272, des. L. Borowiec (
Fig. 4
, examined and measured). Three paralectoytpes of
I
.
discipennis
: “Columbia”, Guèrin, NHRS-JLKB 0 0 0 0 20274, des. L. Borowiec (examined and measured); Dupont,, “Columbia”, NHRS-JLKB 0 0 0 0 20275, des. L. Borowiec (examined and measured); Dupont, “Columbia”, NHRS-JLKB 0 0 0 0 20276, des. L. Borowiec in
NHRS
.
Lectotype of
I
.
marginicollis
:Type, Dupont, “Columbia”,NHRS-JLKB 0 0 0 0 20271. des. L. Borowiec (
Fig. 5
, examined and measured) in NHRS.
Type locality.
Colombia (
I
.
nigrosignata
).
Colombia (
I
.
discipennis
).
Colombia (
I
.
marginicollis
).
Diagnosis.
Eurypedus nigrosignatus
is easily distinguished from
E. peltoides
by the shape of the prothorax and leg. In
E. nigrosignatus
, pronotal width at the broadest point is 1.3–1.4 times the length; in
E. peltoides
, width is 1.5–1.6 times the length. The posterior margin of the pronotal hypomeron is more emarginate than in
E. peltoides
(
Fig. 30
). Protibial length in
E. nigrosignatus
is less than or equal to 2.5 times the width of the distal end; in
E. peltoides
, length is equal to or greater than 3 times the width of the distal end.
Description.
Adult (n=114) length 6.0–
9.5mm
, width 3.0–5.0mm (
lectotype
: length
7.5mm
, width
3.7mm
). Pronotum (
Figs 3–5
, 9, 10) hemispherical, width at broadest point 1.3–1.4 times length; pronotal disc convex, with or without medial longitudinal furrow; posteromedial region of pronotum convex or flattened with shallow depression on each side; posterior margin of pronotal hypomeron concave, with depth about 0.5 times width of hypomeron at posterior margin. Elytra (
Figs 3–5
, 9) with length about1.4 times width, or shorter; submesal interval distinct on each elytron, marked by punctures and occasionally with black coloration; punctures on elytral disc with uniform size, forming striae; medial region of each elytral base convex with surface smooth, occasionally flattened. Tibiae (
Fig. 30
) elongate, triangular in lateral view; length less than or equal to 2.5 times width of distal end. Aedeagus (
Figs 37–38
) curved, slightly narrower apically; phallobase with length equal to or shorter than 0.3 times length of aedeagus; apex of median lobe broadly pointed, with angle over 90˚.
Additional specimens examined.
Brazil
:
(Estado de
Amazonas
or
Estado de
Minas Gerais
)
Capella
, ex
FC Bowditch
collection (
MCZ
: 16, see Discussion)
.
Colombia
:
Puerto
Colombia
, 1986,
J Bequaert
(
MCZ
: 1); Departamento del Rio
Magdalena
,
xi.1958
, ca. 686
,
DZUP
, 148973 (
DZUP
: 1).
Guatemala
:
Departamento de
El Progreso
,
94km
road to
Puerto Barrios
, 14° 55’ 17 N, 89° 56’ 11 W,
19.vi.2002
,
WB Warner
(
EGRC
: 5;
TAMU
: 2)
;
Departamento de
El Progreso
,
103km
Coban
road,
2.vi.1991
,
R Anderson
, thorn scrub 91-43 (
TAMU
: 1)
;
Departamento de Retalhuleu
,
Champerico
,
3.viii.1905
(
USNM
: 2)
;
Departamento de Zacapa
,
7km
West Teculutan
,
25.vi.
1993
, 340m,
R Brooks
and
J Ashe
(
SEMC
: 2,
2 males
2 females
, dissected for SEM and genitalia observation); intercepted in plane at Miami Florida,
Byrd K
Dozier,
31.vii.1969
, in epiphytic
Bromel
ADS (
EGRC
: 2;
FSCA
: 3)
.
Honduras
:
Department de
Choluteca
,
19.5km
East
Choluteca
,
Villa Guadelupe
,
5.vi.1993
,
FW Skillman Jr
,
Beating
roadside vegetation (
EGRC
: 1;
FSCA
: 1)
.
Mexico
:
Estado de
Yucatán
,
12km
North of
Quintana Roo
Highway 295,
20.v.1987
,
DA Rider, EG
Riley and
TJ Riley
(
EGRC
: 1)
.
Nicaragua
:
Departamento de
Esteli
,
Espinol
,
21.i.1986
,
E Chavez
,
on
Tectona grandis
(
USNM
: 2)
;
Departamento de León
,
Nagarote
,
15.vii.1983
, host plant
Melanthera aspera
(=
M. nivea
) (
FSCA
: 1)
;
Departamento de León
,
x.1989
,
B Garcete
(
TAMU
: 1;
EGRC
: 1)
;
Departamento de Matagalpa
,
Carmen
,
1.vii.1983
, host plant
Cordia inermis
(
FSCA
: 4)
.
Panama:
Provincia de Chiriquí
,
Chiriqui
(
MCZ
: 7, mislabeled as
Costa Rica
)
;
Provincia de
Colón
,
Coco
solo
Canal Zone
,
30.v.1959
,
S Breeland
(
FSCA
: 11)
;
Provincia de Panama
,
Cerro Campana
,
17.v.1993
,
F Andrews
and
A Gilbert
(
EGRC
: 1)
;
Provincia de Panama
,
Chepo
,
3.vi.1993
,
F Andrews
and
A Gilbert
(
EGRC
: 1)
;
Provincia de Panama
,
1km
East of
Chepo
,
18.v.1993
,
EG Riley
(
EGRC
: 3)
;
Provincia de Panama
,
21km
SW of
Chepo
,
4.vii.1974
, CWL
O’Brien
and
Marshall
(
EGRC
:1)
;
Provincia de Panama
,
Chepo
,
25.v.1996
,
DM Windsor
(
SEMC
: 4); no detailed data, ex
FC Bowditch
collection (
MCZ
: 12)
.
Venezuela
:
Estado
Merida
,
San Juan
,
25.vi.1983
,
Clark
and
Clark
(
BYU
: 3;
EGRC
: 1); no detailed locality data,
11.v.1972
,
Zulia
Urdaneta (
USNM
: 1); no detailed locality data, ex
FC Bowditch
collection (
MCZ
: 5); no detailed locality data, ex
FC Bowditch
collection (
MCZ
: 4).
Distribution.
Brazil
:
Estado de
Amazonas
or Estado de
Minas Gerais
, Capella (unclear for Estado level, see discussion).
Colombia
:
Departamento del Magdalena
(
Borowiec 1996
).
Guatemala
:
Departamento de El Progreso
(
new record
);
Departamento de Retalhuleu
(
new record
);
Departamento de Zacapa
(
Borowiec 1996
).
Honduras
(
new record
):
Departamento de Choluteca
(
new record
).
Mexico
:
Estado de
Yucatán
(
new record
).
Nicaragua
:
Departamento de Chontales
(
Champion 1894
); Departamento de
Esteli
(
new record
);
Departamento de Leon
(
new record
);
Departamento de Matagalpa
(
new record
).
Panama
:
Provincia de Chiriquí
(
new record
);
Provincia de
Colón
(
new record
);
Provincia de
Panamá
(
Windsor
et al
. 1992
).
Venezuela
: Estado
Mérida
(
Borowiec 2002
).
Host plants.
Asteraceae
:
Melanthera nivea
(L.) Small (
new record
).
Boraginaceae
:
Cordia spinescens
L. (
Windsor
et al
. 1992
),
Cordia currasavica
(Jacq.) Roem. & Shult.
(
Gómez
et al
. 1999
;
Gómez 2004
);
Cordia inermis
(Mill.) I.M. Johnst.
(
new record
).
Verbenaceae
:
Tectona grandis
L. (see Discussion).