Taxonomic changes within Imatidiini and Hybosispini (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)
Author
Sekerka, Lukáš
text
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae
2017
Acta. Ent. Mus. Natl. Pragae
2017-12-31
57
2
351
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/aemnp-2017-0081
journal article
10.1515/aemnp-2017-0081
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Hybosispa claripes
(
Pic, 1923
)
comb. nov.
Solenispa claripes
Pic, 1923: 10
(original description).
Type
locality.
Original
type
locality ‘Brésilʼ specified by
DESCARPENTRIES & VILLIERS (1959)
to
Brazil
,
Rio de Janeiro
, Theresópolis based on the label data of the
type
.
Type material examined.
HOLOTYPE
: glued, ‘Therezopolis [g, hw by Donckier, cb] ||
Solenispa
| claripes m [w, hw by Weise, s] || co-Type [w, p in red, cb] || type [y, hw by Pic, s] || TYPE [r, p, cb] ||
Sol. claripes
| (1923) Pic [w, hw by Pic, s]’ (
MNHN
).
Remarks.
According to the label data the specimen was studied by J. Weise who recognized it as a new species of
Solenispa
, however, he did not publish the description and
PIC (1923)
1
This refers to the
three paratypes
of
X. cyanea
Staines, 1996
from Caracas, one of which was figured by
STAINES (1996)
. They possibly belong to a new species, however, all three have broken and missing antennae therefore I rather avoid describing this taxon until I have better preserved specimens.
validated the name by very short and uninformative description, which is written in singular and Pic gave only a single length measurement suggesting that he had only a single specimen at his disposal. Afterward it was listed only in catalogues (e.g.
UHMANN 1957a
,
1964
).
I have studied the
holotype
and in my opinion it belongs to the genus
Hybosispa
as it has typical shape of that genus and abdominal ventrites are not pubescent, while all known species of
Solenispa
have them densely pubescent. Therefore I hereby transfer
S. claripes
to
Hybosispa
.
It is most similar to
H. nitida
Uhmann, 1939
and
H. rufiventris
Uhmann, 1940
as all three share uniformly black dorsum. However,
H. claripes
differs in more impressed frons and vertex and pale coloured legs.
Distribution.
Brazil
:
Rio de Janeiro
(
DESCARPENTRIES & VILLIERS 1959
).