A review of the Colaspis suilla species group, with description of three new species from Florida (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae)
Author
Riley, Edward G.
Department of Entomology, Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas 77843 - 2475 USA
text
Insecta Mundi
2020
2020-12-25
2020
830
1
21
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.5353844
1942-1354
5353844
CA3621AC-1E54-464E-8096-5A17F605F67E
Key to species of the
Colaspis suilla
species group
1. Pronotum dark red without strong metallic reflection, contrasting with dark metallic elytra (
Fig. 9–10
); primary intervals of elytral disc flat, only interval VIII and those at extreme elytral apex costate................................................................
C
.
thomasi
Riley
,
n. sp
.
— Pronotum metallic green or blackish-green, ranging to brownish with weak aeneous reflection (
Fig. 1–8
); primary intervals of elytral disc with partially or completely developed costae............
2
2(1). Dorsum unicolorous, entirely blackish-green, pronotal color not contrasting with color of elytra costae (
Fig. 5–6
)..........................................................
C
.
ansa
Riley
,
n. sp.
— Dorsum multicolored, pronotal color contrasting with pale color of elytral costate (
Fig. 1–4
,
7–8
)...
3
3(2). Primary elytral costae well developed and pale throughout, nearly as wide as intervening strial areas (
Fig. 3–4
); body of male more elongate (as in
Fig. 3
).........................
C
.
costipennis
Crotch
— Primary elytral costae well developed or some unequally developed or incomplete, if all are well developed, then much narrower than intervening strial areas (
Fig. 1–2
,
7–8
); body of male shorter (as in
Fig. 1
,
7
)............................................................................
4
4(3). Costae of primary elytral intervals equally developed; elytral color generally pale or (rarely) suffuse with dark aeneous reflections; costae uniform in color, pale, not strongly contrasting with color of strial areas (most specimens) (
Fig. 1–2
); apex of median lobe of male genitalia drawn-out, post-orificial length long (
Fig. 39
); spermatheca bulbous distally, gradually tapering to duct connection (Fig. 47–48)...............................................................
C
.
suilla
Fabricius
— Costae on primary intervals unevenly developed; elytral color generally dark greenish with costae on intervals II and VIII (and rarely IV) pale, sharply contrasting in color with strial areas (
Fig. 7–8
); apex of median lobe of male genitalia broadly rounded with distinct nodule, post-orificial length short (
Fig. 35
); spermatheca uniformly narrow, cylindric, with abrupt duct connection (Fig. 52)....................................................................
C
.
skelleyi
Riley
,
n. sp.