Galleruca quadrinotata Fabricius 1798
- 1. Biodiversity Inventory for Conservation npo (BINCO), Walmersumstraat 44, 3380 Glabbeek, Belgium. & Department of Biology, Ecosphere Research Group, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium.
- 2. Zoological Museum, University of Kiel, Hegewischstr. 3, D- 24105 Kiel, Germany.
- 3. Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA, ARS, c / o Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
Description
Galleruca quadrinotata Fabricius, 1798
Figs 34–35
quadrinotata Fabricius, 1798: 98 (Cajennae).
Material examined
Lectotype (presently designated)
COUNTRY NOT INDICATED ON SPECIMEN • ♀; “ 4 notata /? / TYPE/ Lectotype Galleruca quadrinotata Fabricius 1798 des. Van Roie, Kuhlmann, Mack & Konstantinov, 2023”; Kiel.
Specimen probably misplaced
COUNTRY NOT INDICATED ON SPECIMEN • 1 ♂; “ 4 notata /? / TYPE ”; Kiel.
Status in Zimsen (1964)
P. 111 No.1721. ‘in Cayenna D. Cuvier’ Kiel 1 specimen.
Original description
“G. saltatoria ferruginea capite thoraceque albis, elytris ferrugineis: punctis quator simplicibus. Habitat Cajennae Dom. Cuvier. Statura omnino et summa affinitas G. albicollis. Caput album antennis ferrugineis. Thorax albus nitidus, immaculatus. Elytra laevia, ferruginea punctis quator albis 1.2.1. annulo obscuriori cinctis. Corpus ferrugineum.”
Current status
Omophoita quadrinotata (Fabricius, 1798).
Measurements
Lectotype (Fig. 34): LB = 6.40 mm; WB = 3.04 mm. Misplaced specimen (Fig. 35): LB = 6.51 mm; WB = 2.96 mm.
Remarks
The lectotype for Galleruca quadrinotata is designated here to have a unique bearer of this name and the standard for its application. Zimsen (1964) only mentioned one syntype in Kiel, although two were included here. They represent two different species of Omophoita. Which species is correct was however apparent by the original description, mentioning ‘annulo obscuriori cinctis’, meaning, ‘surrounded by a darker ring’. The lectotype is missing segments 2–11 of its right antenna and segments 7–11 of its left antenna. Furthermore, it is missing both hind legs and several tarsal segments. The status of the metatarsal segment could not be determined, but the species is well known in collections and represents all characteristics of the genus Omophoita. We confirm the correct placement by the following characters: pronotal lateral explanation narrow, anterolateral corner of pronotum with lateral side straight, projecting directly forward, thickened, intercoxal prosternal process narrow (see also Konstantinov et al. 2022).
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Additional details
Identifiers
Biodiversity
- Collection code
- Kiel
- Family
- Chrysomelidae
- Genus
- Galleruca
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Scientific name authorship
- Fabricius
- Species
- quadrinotata
- Taxon rank
- species
- Type status
- lectotype , type
- Taxonomic concept label
- Galleruca quadrinotata Fabricius, 1798 sec. Roie, Kuhlmann, Mack & Konstantinov, 2024
References
- Fabricius J. C. 1798. Supplementum entomologiae systematicae. Proft et Storch, Copenhagen [Hafniae]. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 65803
- Zimsen E. 1964. The Type Material of I. C. Fabricius. Munksgaard, Copenhagen.
- Konstantinov A. S., Van Roie M., Furth D., Clark S. M. & Riley E. 2022. Flea beetles of the West Indies: Subtribe Oedionychina Chapuis 1875, key to genera, new combinations, synonymy, checklist, and description of new genera and species (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini). Journal of Insect Biodiversity 33: 1 - 56. https: // doi. org / 10.12976 / jib / 2022.33.1.1