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<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFF5FFDEFF36FB2BFD91FB54" bold="true" box="[202,559,1229,1252]" italics="true" pageId="47" pageNumber="322">Convexocoleus decemmaculatus</emphasis>
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stat. restit. &amp; comb. nov.
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<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFF5FFDEFF8DFB14FE8DFAB5" box="[113,307,1266,1285]" italics="true" pageId="47" pageNumber="322">Stoiba decemmaculata</emphasis>
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| decemmaculata | Blake [w, p, cb] (
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<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFF5FFDEFF8DFA7EFF5EFA1F" bold="true" box="[113,224,1432,1455]" pageId="47" pageNumber="322">Remarks.</emphasis>
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mentioned that this species does not fit well into the key in which
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described the genus
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<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFF5FFDEFE00FA5EFDFEFA7F" box="[508,576,1464,1487]" italics="true" pageId="47" pageNumber="322">Stoiba</emphasis>
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because its antennomere V is intermediate in character between basal and apical antennomeres. She added that on the other hand
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<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFF5FFDEFF52FA1EFECCF9BF" box="[174,370,1528,1551]" italics="true" pageId="47" pageNumber="322">S. decemmaculata</emphasis>
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is similar in punctation and also general shape to
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<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFF5FFDEFC60FA1EFBFEF9BF" box="[924,1088,1528,1551]" italics="true" pageId="47" pageNumber="322">S. angusticollis</emphasis>
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.
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transferred
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<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEAFFC1FE29FF3AFD28FF43" box="[469,662,220,243]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="323">S. decemmaculata</emphasis>
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to
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<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEAFFC1FD4BFF3AFC90FF43" box="[695,814,220,243]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="323">Elytrogona</emphasis>
Chevrolat, 1836
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and synonymized it with
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<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEAFFC1FED5FF1AFEC3FEA3" box="[297,381,252,275]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="323">E. bulla</emphasis>
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based on (1) the fact that
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compared her species to
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<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEAFFC1FEFAFEFAFEE5FE83" box="[262,347,284,307]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="323">E. bulla</emphasis>
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and (2) a label by Pallister pinned under one of the additional specimens of
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<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEAFFC1FF4EFEDAFECCFEE3" box="[178,370,316,339]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="323">S. decemmaculata</emphasis>
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she examined with note that the two taxa differ only in colour. However, even from the original description of
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it is clear that these two taxa cannot be conspeficic because
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mentioned most coarsely punctate elytra as was also pointed by
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because the
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series of
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<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEAFFC1FDA2FE7AFCA1FE03" box="[606,799,412,435]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="323">S. decemmaculata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
was previously identified as
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEAFFC1FBB3FE7AFF73FE63" authorityName="Boheman" authorityYear="1862" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Elytrogona" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="48" pageNumber="323" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="bulla">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEAFFC1FBB3FE7AFF73FE63" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="323">E. bulla</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. However, the latter species is completely different and is in fact the same as
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEAFFC1FC16FE5AFEA2FE43" authority="Blake, 1930" authorityName="Blake" authorityYear="1930" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Elytrogona" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="48" pageNumber="323" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="gemmata">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEAFFC1FC16FE5AFBD8FE63" box="[1002,1126,444,467]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="323">E. gemmata</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="8B4703C7FFEAFFC1FF6BFE3AFEA2FE43" author="Blake" box="[151,284,476,499]" firstAuthor="Blake" pageId="48" pageNumber="323" pagination="209 - 223" refId="ref47606" refString="BLAKE D. H. 1930: Synonymies of Antillean Chrysomelidae, with descriptions of new species. Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society, New Series 25: 209 - 223." type="book chapter" year="1930">Blake, 1930</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
. For additional information see remarks under
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<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEAFFC1FCECFE3AFCDAFE43" box="[784,868,476,499]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="323">E. bulla</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="EF697E36FFEAFFC1FF49FE1AFBF3FCA3" blockId="48.[151,1127,220,1587]" pageId="48" pageNumber="323">
<bibRefCitation id="8B4703C7FFEAFFC1FF49FE1AFEE8FDA3" author="CHABOO" box="[181,342,508,531]" firstAuthor="CHABOO" pageId="48" pageNumber="323" pagination="379 - 394" refId="ref48967" refString="CHABOO C. S. 2000: Revision and phylogeny of the Caribbean genus Elytrogona Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Stolaini). Coleopterists Bulletin 54: 379 - 394." type="journal article" year="2000">CHABOO (2000)</bibRefCitation>
supported her placement of
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEAFFC1FD7CFE1AFCFEFDA3" authorityName="Blake" authorityYear="1930" box="[640,832,508,531]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Stoiba" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="48" pageNumber="323" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="decemmaculata">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEAFFC1FD7CFE1AFCFEFDA3" box="[640,832,508,531]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="323">S. decemmaculata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEAFFC1FC9CFE1AFC69FDA3" authorityName="Chevrolat" authorityYear="1836" box="[864,983,508,531]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Elytrogona" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="48" pageNumber="323" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEAFFC1FC9CFE1AFC69FDA3" box="[864,983,508,531]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="323">Elytrogona</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by a cladistic analysis of 12 morphological characters and
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEAFFC1FD90FDFAFC92FD83" authorityName="Blake" authorityYear="1930" box="[620,812,540,563]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Stoiba" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="48" pageNumber="323" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="decemmaculata">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEAFFC1FD90FDFAFC92FD83" box="[620,812,540,563]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="323">S. decemmaculata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
+ other species of
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEAFFC1FC13FDFAFBD8FD83" authorityName="Chevrolat" authorityYear="1836" box="[1007,1126,540,563]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Elytrogona" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="48" pageNumber="323" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEAFFC1FC13FDFAFBD8FD83" box="[1007,1126,540,563]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="323">Elytrogona</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
were supported by three apomorphies: dorsally convex body, elytra with maculation, and pointed tarsal claw. However, four characters separated
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEAFFC1FD1CFDBAFC1EFDC3" authorityName="Blake" authorityYear="1930" box="[736,928,604,627]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Stoiba" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="48" pageNumber="323" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="decemmaculata">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEAFFC1FD1CFDBAFC1EFDC3" box="[736,928,604,627]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="323">S. decemmaculata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from other species of
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEAFFC1FF4FFD9AFE94FD23" authorityName="Chevrolat" authorityYear="1836" box="[179,298,636,659]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Elytrogona" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="48" pageNumber="323" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEAFFC1FF4FFD9AFE94FD23" box="[179,298,636,659]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="323">Elytrogona</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
: slightly inflated prosternal process, elytra finely punctate, brachypterous hind wings, and receptacle of spermatheca not inflated. These four characters actually unite
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEAFFC1FBAEFD7AFE80FD63" authorityName="Blake" authorityYear="1930" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Stoiba" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="48" pageNumber="323" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="decemmaculata">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEAFFC1FBAEFD7AFE80FD63" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="323">S. decemmaculata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
with other species of
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEAFFC1FDDAFD5AFDD4FD63" authorityName="Spaeth" authorityYear="1909" box="[550,618,700,723]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Stoiba" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="48" pageNumber="323" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEAFFC1FDDAFD5AFDD4FD63" box="[550,618,700,723]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="323">Stoiba</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
included in the analysis. Chaboo did not further discuss the curious placement of
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEAFFC1FE00FD3AFD01FD43" authorityName="Blake" authorityYear="1930" box="[508,703,732,755]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Stoiba" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="48" pageNumber="323" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="decemmaculata">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEAFFC1FE00FD3AFD01FD43" box="[508,703,732,755]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="323">S. decemmaculata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEAFFC1FD1FFD3AFCE4FD43" authorityName="Chevrolat" authorityYear="1836" box="[739,858,732,755]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Elytrogona" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="48" pageNumber="323" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEAFFC1FD1FFD3AFCE4FD43" box="[739,858,732,755]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="323">Elytrogona</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
nor did she comment on individual characters, but only redefined the genus
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEAFFC1FD44FD1AFC91FCA3" authorityName="Chevrolat" authorityYear="1836" box="[696,815,764,787]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Elytrogona" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="48" pageNumber="323" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEAFFC1FD44FD1AFC91FCA3" box="[696,815,764,787]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="323">Elytrogona</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
based on the new transfer.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="EF697E36FFEAFFC1FF49FCFAFE50FA23" blockId="48.[151,1127,220,1587]" pageId="48" pageNumber="323">
The three apomorphies uniting
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEAFFC1FDE7FCFAFD5BFC83" authorityName="Blake" authorityYear="1930" box="[539,741,796,819]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Stoiba" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="48" pageNumber="323" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="decemmaculata">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEAFFC1FDE7FCFAFD5BFC83" box="[539,741,796,819]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="323">S. decemmaculata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
with
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEAFFC1FCD7FCFAFC1BFC83" authorityName="Chevrolat" authorityYear="1836" box="[811,933,796,819]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Elytrogona" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="48" pageNumber="323" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEAFFC1FCD7FCFAFC1BFC83" box="[811,933,796,819]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="323">Elytrogona</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
were incorrectly sampled. It is true that
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEAFFC1FE73FCDAFDEBFCE3" authorityName="Blake" authorityYear="1930" box="[399,597,828,851]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Stoiba" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="48" pageNumber="323" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="decemmaculata">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEAFFC1FE73FCDAFDEBFCE3" box="[399,597,828,851]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="323">S. decemmaculata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and all species of
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEAFFC1FCE0FCDAFC28FCE3" authorityName="Chevrolat" authorityYear="1836" box="[796,918,828,851]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Elytrogona" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="48" pageNumber="323" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEAFFC1FCE0FCDAFC28FCE3" box="[796,918,828,851]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="323">Elytrogona</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
have strongly convex elytra but the latter have elytra much more gibbous than in
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEAFFC1FCA9FCBAFBA2FCC3" authorityName="Blake" authorityYear="1930" box="[853,1052,860,883]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Stoiba" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="48" pageNumber="323" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="decemmaculata">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEAFFC1FCA9FCBAFBA2FCC3" box="[853,1052,860,883]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="323">S. decemmaculata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
which has elytra similarly convex to some other species of
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEAFFC1FD0EFC9AFC86FC23" authorityName="Spaeth" authorityYear="1909" box="[754,824,892,915]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Stoiba" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="48" pageNumber="323" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEAFFC1FD0EFC9AFC86FC23" box="[754,824,892,915]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="323">Stoiba</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(e.g.
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEAFFC1FC80FC9AFB99FC23" baseAuthorityName="Suffrian" baseAuthorityYear="1868" box="[892,1063,892,915]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Stoiba" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="48" pageNumber="323" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="angusticollis">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEAFFC1FC80FC9AFB99FC23" box="[892,1063,892,915]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="323">S. angusticollis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
or
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEAFFC1FBAEFC9AFE36FC03" authority="Blake, 1930" authorityName="Blake" authorityYear="1930" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Stoiba" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="48" pageNumber="323" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="brunneri">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEAFFC1FBAEFC9AFF48FC03" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="323">S. brunneri</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="8B4703C7FFEAFFC1FF02FC7AFE36FC03" author="Blake" box="[254,392,924,947]" firstAuthor="Blake" pageId="48" pageNumber="323" pagination="209 - 223" refId="ref47606" refString="BLAKE D. H. 1930: Synonymies of Antillean Chrysomelidae, with descriptions of new species. Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society, New Series 25: 209 - 223." type="book chapter" year="1930">Blake, 1930</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
). Also all species of
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEAFFC1FD91FC7AFD0DFC03" authorityName="Spaeth" authorityYear="1909" box="[621,691,924,947]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Stoiba" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="48" pageNumber="323" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEAFFC1FD91FC7AFD0DFC03" box="[621,691,924,947]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="323">Stoiba</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
including
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEAFFC1FCD5FC7AFC4EFC03" authorityName="Blake" authorityYear="1930" box="[809,1008,924,947]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Stoiba" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="48" pageNumber="323" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="decemmaculata">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEAFFC1FCD5FC7AFC4EFC03" box="[809,1008,924,947]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="323">S. decemmaculata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
have apex of elytra rounded with very narrowly explanate margin and continuously sloping while
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEAFFC1FF6BFC3AFEAEFC43" authorityName="Chevrolat" authorityYear="1836" box="[151,272,988,1011]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Elytrogona" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="48" pageNumber="323" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEAFFC1FF6BFC3AFEAEFC43" box="[151,272,988,1011]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="323">Elytrogona</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has apex of elytra acuminate with horizontally projecting explanate margin thus discontinuously sloping. All species of
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEAFFC1FDB1FC1AFD79FBA3" authorityName="Chevrolat" authorityYear="1836" box="[589,711,1020,1043]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Elytrogona" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="48" pageNumber="323" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEAFFC1FDB1FC1AFD79FBA3" box="[589,711,1020,1043]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="323">Elytrogona</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
have the basal tooth of claws clearly sharply pointed and projecting, providing the claw with a bifid appearance. In contrast,
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEAFFC1FF6BFBDAFEE0FBE3" authorityName="Blake" authorityYear="1930" box="[151,350,1084,1107]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Stoiba" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="48" pageNumber="323" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="decemmaculata">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEAFFC1FF6BFBDAFEE0FBE3" box="[151,350,1084,1107]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="323">S. decemmaculata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and all other species of
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEAFFC1FD97FBDAFD0FFBE3" authorityName="Spaeth" authorityYear="1909" box="[619,689,1084,1107]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Stoiba" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="48" pageNumber="323" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEAFFC1FD97FBDAFD0FFBE3" box="[619,689,1084,1107]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="323">Stoiba</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
have it subquadrangular with the lower margin more or less curved. It is important to note that in both
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEAFFC1FC9AFBBAFC12FBC3" authorityName="Spaeth" authorityYear="1909" box="[870,940,1116,1139]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Stoiba" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="48" pageNumber="323" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEAFFC1FC9AFBBAFC12FBC3" box="[870,940,1116,1139]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="323">Stoiba</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEAFFC1FC1AFBBAFBDEFBC3" authorityName="Chevrolat" authorityYear="1836" box="[998,1120,1116,1139]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Elytrogona" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="48" pageNumber="323" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEAFFC1FC1AFBBAFBDEFBC3" box="[998,1120,1116,1139]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="323">Elytrogona</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, the shape of the basal tooth is somewhat variable within each genus and species as it also depends on the size of an actual specimen. However, its general shape is constant and no species of
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEAFFC1FEF7FB5AFEEFFB63" authorityName="Spaeth" authorityYear="1909" box="[267,337,1212,1235]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Stoiba" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="48" pageNumber="323" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEAFFC1FEF7FB5AFEEFFB63" box="[267,337,1212,1235]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="323">Stoiba</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has apparently bifid claws like
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEAFFC1FD51FB5AFC99FB63" authorityName="Chevrolat" authorityYear="1836" box="[685,807,1212,1235]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Elytrogona" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="48" pageNumber="323" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEAFFC1FD51FB5AFC99FB63" box="[685,807,1212,1235]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="323">Elytrogona</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Use of elytral maculation in this case is disputable as it probably has no phylogenetic signal because size of the spots on elytra in
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEAFFC1FEDCFB1AFE24FAA3" authorityName="Chevrolat" authorityYear="1836" box="[288,410,1276,1299]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Elytrogona" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="48" pageNumber="323" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEAFFC1FEDCFB1AFE24FAA3" box="[288,410,1276,1299]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="323">Elytrogona</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is depending on altitude. Lowland populations have small spots while montane have them greatly enlarged and respective colour forms were described as distinct taxa. On the other hand other important characters (shape of pronotum and antennae) clearly separating
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEAFFC1FE66FABAFDDFFAC3" authorityName="Blake" authorityYear="1930" box="[410,609,1372,1395]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Stoiba" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="48" pageNumber="323" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="decemmaculata">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEAFFC1FE66FABAFDDFFAC3" box="[410,609,1372,1395]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="323">S. decemmaculata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from other species of the genus and also from
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEAFFC1FF6BFA9AFEAFFA23" authorityName="Chevrolat" authorityYear="1836" box="[151,273,1404,1427]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Elytrogona" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="48" pageNumber="323" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEAFFC1FF6BFA9AFEAFFA23" box="[151,273,1404,1427]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="323">Elytrogona</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
were not discussed.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="EF697E36FFEAFFC0FF49FA7AFDCEFE43" blockId="48.[151,1127,220,1587]" lastBlockId="49.[113,1090,220,1587]" lastPageId="49" lastPageNumber="324" pageId="48" pageNumber="323">
<bibRefCitation id="8B4703C7FFEAFFC1FF49FA7AFE16FA03" author="SHIN &amp; CHABOO" box="[181,424,1436,1459]" firstAuthor="SHIN" pageId="48" pageNumber="323" pagination="1 - 36" refId="ref50691" refString="SHIN C. &amp; CHABOO C. S. 2012: A revision and phylogenetic analysis of Stoiba Spaeth 1909 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae). ZooKeys 224: 1 - 36." type="journal article" year="2012">SHIN &amp; CHABOO (2012)</bibRefCitation>
included
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEAFFC1FDEEFA7AFD6DFA03" authorityName="Blake" authorityYear="1930" box="[530,723,1436,1459]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Stoiba" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="48" pageNumber="323" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="decemmaculata">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEAFFC1FDEEFA7AFD6DFA03" box="[530,723,1436,1459]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="323">S. decemmaculata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(as
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEAFFC1FD03FA7AFCEAFA03" authorityName="Boheman" authorityYear="1862" box="[767,852,1436,1459]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Elytrogona" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="48" pageNumber="323" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="bulla">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEAFFC1FD03FA7AFCEAFA03" box="[767,852,1436,1459]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="323">E. bulla</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) in the cladisctic analysis of the genus
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEAFFC1FED9FA5AFED7FA63" authorityName="Spaeth" authorityYear="1909" box="[293,361,1468,1491]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Stoiba" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="48" pageNumber="323" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEAFFC1FED9FA5AFED7FA63" box="[293,361,1468,1491]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="323">Stoiba</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. They noticed the difference in the shape of pronotum and included it as character 12 (the shape of basal line of pronotum) in the phylogenetic analysis. They recognized three states of this character: linear, sinuate and rounded. However, based on the character matrix and consensus tree this character was wrongly scored in all species of
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEAFFC1FBE0F9FAFBDEF983" authorityName="Spaeth" authorityYear="1909" box="[1052,1120,1564,1587]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Stoiba" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="48" pageNumber="323" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEAFFC1FBE0F9FAFBDEF983" box="[1052,1120,1564,1587]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="323">Stoiba</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Their basal margin of pronotum was considered as rounded while in fact it is sinuate and of the same shape as in
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<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEBFFC0FEB0FF1AFE63FEA3" box="[332,477,252,275]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="324">Chelymorpha</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEBFFC0FDF2FF1AFCFDFEA3" authority="Spaeth, 1909" authorityName="Spaeth" authorityYear="1909" box="[526,835,252,275]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Phytodectoidea" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="49" pageNumber="324" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEBFFC0FDF2FF1AFD0AFEA3" box="[526,692,252,275]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="324">Phytodectoidea</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="8B4703C7FFEBFFC0FD46FF1AFCFDFEA3" author="Spaeth" box="[698,835,252,275]" firstAuthor="Spaeth" journalOrPublisher="Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift" pageId="49" pageNumber="324" pagination="715 - 732" part="1909" refId="ref50857" refString="SPAETH F. 1909 a: Kritische Studien uber Chelymorpha Boh. und die verwandten Gattungen (Col.). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 1909: 715 - 732." title="Kritische Studien uber Chelymorpha Boh. und die verwandten Gattungen (Col.)" type="journal article" year="1909">Spaeth, 1909</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
included in the analysis and correctly scored as taxa with sinuate basal margin of pronotum.
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEBFFC0FCB1FEFAFC2FFE83" authorityName="Spaeth" authorityYear="1909" box="[845,913,284,307]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Stoiba" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="49" pageNumber="324" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEBFFC0FCB1FEFAFC2FFE83" box="[845,913,284,307]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="324">Stoiba</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
was resolved as a separate clade sister to
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<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEBFFC0FE7CFEDAFDAFFEE3" box="[384,529,316,339]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="324">Chelymorpha</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
+
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEBFFC0FDCCFEDAFD68FEE3" authorityName="Spaeth" authorityYear="1909" box="[560,726,316,339]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Phytodectoidea" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="49" pageNumber="324" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEBFFC0FDCCFEDAFD68FEE3" box="[560,726,316,339]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="324">Phytodectoidea</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
+
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEBFFC0FD08FEDAFC8BFEE3" baseAuthorityName="BOROWIEC" baseAuthorityYear="1999" box="[756,821,316,339]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Stolas" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="49" pageNumber="324" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEBFFC0FD08FEDAFC8BFEE3" box="[756,821,316,339]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="324">Stolas</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
+
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEBFFC0FCAFFEDAFC74FEE3" authorityName="Chevrolat" authorityYear="1836" box="[851,970,316,339]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Elytrogona" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="49" pageNumber="324" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEBFFC0FCAFFEDAFC74FEE3" box="[851,970,316,339]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="324">Elytrogona</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, for which the sinuate base of pronotum was resolved as an apomorphy. It should therefore also include
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEBFFC0FF8DFE9AFF0BFE23" authorityName="Spaeth" authorityYear="1909" box="[113,181,380,403]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Stoiba" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="49" pageNumber="324" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEBFFC0FF8DFE9AFF0BFE23" box="[113,181,380,403]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="324">Stoiba</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
the consensus tree and is thus erroneous.
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEBFFC0FD95FE9AFCE7FE23" authorityName="Blake" authorityYear="1930" box="[617,857,380,403]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Stoiba" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="49" pageNumber="324" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="decemmaculata">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEBFFC0FD95FE9AFCE7FE23" box="[617,857,380,403]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="324">Stoiba decemmaculata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
was resolved as sister to remaining species of
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEBFFC0FE8CFE7AFE59FE03" authorityName="Chevrolat" authorityYear="1836" box="[368,487,412,435]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Elytrogona" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="49" pageNumber="324" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEBFFC0FE8CFE7AFE59FE03" box="[368,487,412,435]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="324">Elytrogona</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and the whole group was supported by six apomorphies and three homoplasies, however, the topology of the tree would have been probably quite different if the characters were scored correctly.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="EF697E36FFEBFFC0FF6CFE1AFC90FC03" blockId="49.[113,1090,220,1587]" pageId="49" pageNumber="324">
Most recently,
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described
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEBFFC0FDE0FE1AFC87FDA3" authority="Shin, 2013" authorityName="Shin" authorityYear="2013" box="[540,825,508,531]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Convexocoleus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="49" pageNumber="324" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEBFFC0FDE0FE1AFD03FDA3" box="[540,701,508,531]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="324">Convexocoleus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
, a new genus of Mesomphaliini from
<collectingCountry id="97C13EA6FFEBFFC0FEF9FDFAFE84FD83" box="[261,314,540,563]" name="Haiti" pageId="49" pageNumber="324">Haiti</collectingCountry>
(superficially similar to
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEBFFC0FDBFFDFAFD04FD83" authorityName="Chevrolat" authorityYear="1836" box="[579,698,540,563]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Elytrogona" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="49" pageNumber="324" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEBFFC0FDBFFDFAFD04FD83" box="[579,698,540,563]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="324">Elytrogona</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEBFFC0FD13FDFAFC8DFD83" authorityName="Spaeth" authorityYear="1909" box="[751,819,540,563]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Stoiba" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="49" pageNumber="324" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEBFFC0FD13FDFAFC8DFD83" box="[751,819,540,563]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="324">Stoiba</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) and performed cladistic analysis based on morphological characters to resolve its position and answer some phylogenetic implications. The character matrix was modified from the previous analysis (
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) with inclusion of new taxa and additional characters. The shape of the base of pronotum was corrected in
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEBFFC0FE46FD7AFE40FD03" authorityName="Spaeth" authorityYear="1909" box="[442,510,668,691]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Stoiba" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="49" pageNumber="324" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEBFFC0FE46FD7AFE40FD03" box="[442,510,668,691]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="324">Stoiba</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, however, the original character was split in two and scoring of its states across sampled taxa is dubious as the interpretation is subjective due to minor differences among individual states. The same is true for some other characters including the shape of tarsal claws.
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stated that the shape of basal tooth of claws in
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEBFFC0FF8DFCFAFEACFC83" authorityName="Shin" authorityYear="2013" box="[113,274,796,819]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Convexocoleus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="49" pageNumber="324" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEBFFC0FF8DFCFAFEACFC83" box="[113,274,796,819]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="324">Convexocoleus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is similar to that of
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEBFFC0FE12FCFAFDC7FC83" authorityName="Chevrolat" authorityYear="1836" box="[494,633,796,819]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Botanochara" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="49" pageNumber="324" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEBFFC0FE12FCFAFDC7FC83" box="[494,633,796,819]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="324">Botanochara</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and completely ignored their similarity to
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEBFFC0FF8DFCDAFF0BFCE3" authorityName="Spaeth" authorityYear="1909" box="[113,181,828,851]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Stoiba" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="49" pageNumber="324" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEBFFC0FF8DFCDAFF0BFCE3" box="[113,181,828,851]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="324">Stoiba</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, in which the shape was scored as different state than in
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEBFFC0FCF1FCDAFC10FCE3" authorityName="Shin" authorityYear="2013" box="[781,942,828,851]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Convexocoleus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="49" pageNumber="324" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEBFFC0FCF1FCDAFC10FCE3" box="[781,942,828,851]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="324">Convexocoleus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. In the analysis
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEBFFC0FF68FCBAFE39FCC3" authorityName="Blake" authorityYear="1930" box="[148,391,860,883]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Stoiba" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="49" pageNumber="324" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="decemmaculata">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEBFFC0FF68FCBAFE39FCC3" box="[148,391,860,883]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="324">Stoiba decemmaculata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(as
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEBFFC0FE48FCBAFDB7FCC3" authorityName="Boheman" authorityYear="1862" box="[436,521,860,883]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Elytrogona" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="49" pageNumber="324" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="bulla">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEBFFC0FE48FCBAFDB7FCC3" box="[436,521,860,883]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="324">E. bulla</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) was again resolved as sister to remaining species of
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEBFFC0FF8DFC9AFF56FC23" authorityName="Chevrolat" authorityYear="1836" box="[113,232,892,915]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Elytrogona" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="49" pageNumber="324" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEBFFC0FF8DFC9AFF56FC23" box="[113,232,892,915]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="324">Elytrogona</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEBFFC0FF09FC9AFE28FC23" authorityName="Shin" authorityYear="2013" box="[245,406,892,915]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Convexocoleus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="49" pageNumber="324" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEBFFC0FF09FC9AFE28FC23" box="[245,406,892,915]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="324">Convexocoleus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEBFFC0FE58FC9AFDA5FC23" authorityName="Chevrolat" authorityYear="1836" box="[420,539,892,915]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Elytrogona" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="49" pageNumber="324" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEBFFC0FE58FC9AFDA5FC23" box="[420,539,892,915]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="324">Elytrogona</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEBFFC0FDB2FC9AFD2CFC23" authorityName="Spaeth" authorityYear="1909" box="[590,658,892,915]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Stoiba" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="49" pageNumber="324" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEBFFC0FDB2FC9AFD2CFC23" box="[590,658,892,915]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="324">Stoiba</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
were resolved as not closely related and
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suggested three independent origins of flightlessness.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="EF697E36FFEBFFC0FF6CFC5AFE71FB03" blockId="49.[113,1090,220,1587]" pageId="49" pageNumber="324">Phylogenetic analyses of Cassidinae based only on morphological characters of adult specimens are dubious, particularly among true cassidines, which are characterized by reductions rather than evolving new structures. As a result most taxa are based on combinations of several dozens of characters, which mostly represent homoplasies. It is evident even in the higher classification of Cassidinae s. str., in which entire tribes lack unique characters. Therefore analyses purely based on morphological characters of adult specimens are speculative and it is necessary to combine them with characters of immature stages and molecular data to obtain reasonable results.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="EF697E36FFEBFFC0FF6CFB5AFE13FA43" blockId="49.[113,1090,220,1587]" pageId="49" pageNumber="324">
As I mentioned above
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEBFFC0FE80FB5AFD83FB63" authorityName="Blake" authorityYear="1930" box="[380,573,1212,1235]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Stoiba" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="49" pageNumber="324" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="decemmaculata">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEBFFC0FE80FB5AFD83FB63" box="[380,573,1212,1235]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="324">S. decemmaculata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is in my opinion not congeneric with
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEBFFC0FC36FB5AFBFFFB63" authorityName="Chevrolat" authorityYear="1836" box="[970,1089,1212,1235]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Elytrogona" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="49" pageNumber="324" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEBFFC0FC36FB5AFBFFFB63" box="[970,1089,1212,1235]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="324">Elytrogona</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
nor with
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEBFFC0FF2CFB3AFEAAFB43" authorityName="Spaeth" authorityYear="1909" box="[208,276,1244,1267]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Stoiba" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="49" pageNumber="324" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEBFFC0FF2CFB3AFEAAFB43" box="[208,276,1244,1267]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="324">Stoiba</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Generally it is more similar to
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEBFFC0FD9EFB3AFD18FB43" authorityName="Spaeth" authorityYear="1909" box="[610,678,1244,1267]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Stoiba" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="49" pageNumber="324" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEBFFC0FD9EFB3AFD18FB43" box="[610,678,1244,1267]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="324">Stoiba</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
as it has the same morphology of spermatheca, shape of elytra and basal tooth on claws and also the punctation of elytra is alike while the shape of pronotum is similar to
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEBFFC0FDCCFAFAFD19FA83" authorityName="Chevrolat" authorityYear="1836" box="[560,679,1308,1331]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Elytrogona" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="49" pageNumber="324" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEBFFC0FDCCFAFAFD19FA83" box="[560,679,1308,1331]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="324">Elytrogona</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, particularly
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEBFFC0FCCBFAFAFC32FA83" authorityName="Boheman" authorityYear="1862" box="[823,908,1308,1331]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Elytrogona" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="49" pageNumber="324" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="bulla">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEBFFC0FCCBFAFAFC32FA83" box="[823,908,1308,1331]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="324">E. bulla</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(=
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEBFFC0FC4DFAFAFB8FFA83" authorityName="Blake" authorityYear="1930" box="[945,1073,1308,1331]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Elytrogona" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="49" pageNumber="324" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="gemmata">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEBFFC0FC4DFAFAFB8FFA83" box="[945,1073,1308,1331]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="324">E. gemmata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), but is separated from both by formation of antennae.
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEBFFC0FD5CFADAFD5AFAE3" authorityName="Spaeth" authorityYear="1909" box="[672,740,1340,1363]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Stoiba" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="49" pageNumber="324" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEBFFC0FD5CFADAFD5AFAE3" box="[672,740,1340,1363]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="324">Stoiba</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFEBFFC0FCEAFADAFC33FAE3" authorityName="Chevrolat" authorityYear="1836" box="[790,909,1340,1363]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Elytrogona" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="49" pageNumber="324" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEBFFC0FCEAFADAFC33FAE3" box="[790,909,1340,1363]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="324">Elytrogona</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
have shorter and more robust antennae with tightly arranged antennomeres, which are gradually thickening from antennomere III to apex and only four basal antennomeres are sparsely pubescent and shiny.
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<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEBFFC0FF4AFA7AFE16FA03" box="[182,424,1436,1459]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="324">Stoiba decemmaculata</emphasis>
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has longer and slimmer antennae with loosely arranged antennomeres, which are thickening from antennomere VI, antennomeres IV are slim, filiform, sparsely pubescent and shiny.
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I did not examine any specimen of the recently described
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<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFEBFFC0FD16FA1AFC77F9A3" box="[746,969,1532,1555]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="324">Convexocoleus rileyi</emphasis>
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but according to the figures in original description it has very similar formation of antennae, basal tooth on claws and elytra including punctation as
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFE8FFC3FD16FF3AFC12FF43" authorityName="Blake" authorityYear="1930" box="[746,940,220,243]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Stoiba" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="50" pageNumber="325" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="decemmaculata">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFE8FFC3FD16FF3AFC12FF43" box="[746,940,220,243]" italics="true" pageId="50" pageNumber="325">S. decemmaculata</emphasis>
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. It clearly differs in the shape of pronotum, which is basally constricted, laterobasally with small angulation and the explanate margin is bent upwards while
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFE8FFC3FD67FEFAFD4CFE83" authorityName="Shin" authorityYear="2013" box="[667,754,284,307]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Convexocoleus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="50" pageNumber="325" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="rileyi">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFE8FFC3FD67FEFAFD4CFE83" box="[667,754,284,307]" italics="true" pageId="50" pageNumber="325">C. rileyi</emphasis>
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has broadly rounded basal corners of pronotum and explanate margin nearly horizontal. Despite the shape of pronotum I hereby transfer
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<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFE8FFC3FF0CFEBAFE0CFEC3" box="[240,434,348,371]" italics="true" pageId="50" pageNumber="325">S. decemmaculata</emphasis>
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to
<taxonomicName id="28D605B5FFE8FFC3FE29FEBAFDC8FEC3" authorityName="Shin" authorityYear="2013" box="[469,630,348,371]" class="Insecta" family="Chrysomelidae" genus="Convexocoleus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="50" pageNumber="325" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFE8FFC3FE29FEBAFDC8FEC3" box="[469,630,348,371]" italics="true" pageId="50" pageNumber="325">Convexocoleus</emphasis>
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as other important morphological features are quite similar rather than proposing a new genus for it. However, concerning the circumstances this transfer must be understood as tentative. Further study including comparison of genitalia of
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<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFE8FFC3FF48FE5AFEEBFE63" box="[180,341,444,467]" italics="true" pageId="50" pageNumber="325">Convexocoleus</emphasis>
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is desirable to verify the placement.
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<emphasis id="DDA2A224FFE8FFC3FF6BFE3AFE94FE43" bold="true" box="[151,298,476,499]" pageId="50" pageNumber="325">Distribution.</emphasis>
<collectingCountry id="97C13EA6FFE8FFC3FECCFE3AFED6FE43" box="[304,360,476,499]" name="Cuba" pageId="50" pageNumber="325">Cuba</collectingCountry>
(
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,
<bibRefCitation id="8B4703C7FFE8FFC3FDF9FE3AFD27FE43" author="CHABOO" box="[517,665,476,499]" firstAuthor="CHABOO" pageId="50" pageNumber="325" pagination="379 - 394" refId="ref48967" refString="CHABOO C. S. 2000: Revision and phylogeny of the Caribbean genus Elytrogona Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Stolaini). Coleopterists Bulletin 54: 379 - 394." type="journal article" year="2000">CHABOO 2000</bibRefCitation>
).
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