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Hybosispa delectabilis Sekerka 2017, comb. nov.

Description

Hybosispa delectabilis (Staines, 1996) comb. nov.

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Cephaloleia delectabilis Staines, 1996: 26 (original description incl. black-and-white photograph).

Type locality. Mexico, Chiapas, Parque educativo Laguna Belgica, 16 km NW of Ocozocoautla.

Type material examined. HOLOTYPE: glued, ‘ MEXICO, Chiapas, | Pq. Laguna Belgica, | 16kmNW Ocozocoautla | 14.VI.1989. H.Howden [w, p, cb] || Flight intercept | trap [w, p, cb] || HOLOTYPE | Cephaloleia [hw] | delectabilis [hw] | Staines 1994 [hw] | Des. C. L. Staines [hw] [r, p, bc] || [data matrix code] | Canadian Museum of | Musée canadien de la | NATURE | CMNEN 00012091 [w, p, cb, bf]’ (CMNC).

Remarks. STAINES (1996) described C. delectabilis based on single specimen and placed it in the genus Cephaloleia without further comment. Studying the black-and-white photograph, which accompanied the original description I doubted that the species belongs to the genus Hybosispa but essential characters were not visible or mentioned in the original description. I loaned the holotype and found that it has no seta on anterior margin of pronotum and the inner margins of eyes are produced, therefore I hereby transfer the C. delectabilis to Hybosispa. The species is so far known only from the holotype.

Distribution. Mexico: Chiapas (STAINES 1996).

Notes

Published as part of Sekerka, Lukáš, 2017, Taxonomic changes within Imatidiini and Hybosispini (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae), pp. 351-380 in Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae (Acta. Ent. Mus. Natl. Pragae) (Acta. Ent. Mus. Natl. Pragae) 57 (2) on page 376, DOI: 10.1515/aemnp-2017-0081, http://zenodo.org/record/5316262

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
CMNC
Event date
1989-06-14
Family
Chrysomelidae
Genus
Hybosispa
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Coleoptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Sekerka
Species
delectabilis
Taxonomic status
comb. nov.
Taxon rank
species
Type status
holotype
Verbatim event date
1989-06-14
Taxonomic concept label
Hybosispa delectabilis (Staines, 1996) sec. Sekerka, 2017

References

  • STAINES C. L. 1996: The genus Cephaloleia (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Central America and the West Indies. Revista de Biologia Tropical, Special Publication 3: 1 - 73 + 14 pls.