Review of Imatidiini genera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)
Author
Sekerka, Lukáš
text
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae
2014
2014-04-30
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journal article
10.5281/zenodo.5301732
0374-1036
5301732
7912B4FE-3EF1-47AC-8EDE-ABF0054EE863D
Xenispa elegans
(
Baly, 1875
)
stat. restit. & comb. nov.
Demotispa elegans
Baly, 1875: 75
(
type
locality: ‘Ecuador’; ST in BMNH).
Remarks.
This species was synonymized with
X. cyanipennis
by
SPAETH (1938)
, however, the latter has uniformly yellow antennae and much coarser punctation of the elytra. I was not able to locate the
type
specimen(s) in BMNH, however, I have seen several specimens collected recently in
Ecuador
, and they perfectly agree with the primary description, having bicolorous antennae, coarser punctation and being somewhat narrower. Therefore I restore species status of
X. elegans
and
Ecuador
is removed from the range of
X. cyanipennis
.
Distribution.
Ecuador
(
BALY 1875
).