Alurnus boucardi Rosenberg, 1898

Rendón-Ramírez, Alejandra, Vergara-Navarro, Erika Valentina & Quiroz-Gamboa, John Alveiro, 2024, The genus Alurnus Fabricius, 1775 (Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Alurnini) in Colombia with four new species records and an updated checklist in the country, Zootaxa 5551 (1), pp. 116-130 : 120

Alurnus boucardi Rosenberg, 1898

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Alurnus boulardi Haitlinger, 1989

Diagnosis. Antennal scape cylindrical, longer thanpedicel. Vertex of head without sulcus; depressed between eyes. Scutellum punctate. Pronotum with lateral margins bisinuate; anterior angle obtuse. Elytra yellow with black spot on the middle region. ( Staines 2013).

Material examined. COLOMBIA: Antioquia, Amalfi, Vereda Guayabito, Finca Costa Rica , hand collecting, 12–16.i.2010. Coll. Cardona, J.; Bota, C.; Morales, P. & Urrea, L. (1ex.) [CEUA-62997]. Maceo, hacienda Santa Bárbara, Cañón del río Alicante , hand collecting, (bmh-t) 14–16.ix.2012. Coll. W. Valencia-M. (1ex.) [CEUA-]. Amazonas, Leticia, (2exs.) [ MHN-UPN]. Leticia, Parque Nacional Natural Amacayacu. Caño Mata Mata, 100m, Malaise , ii.1989. Coll. M. Kelsey (1ex.) [IAvH-E]. Estación ecológica OMÉ, viii.2009. Coll. D. Caballos-Pabón, (1ex.) [ ICN-E]. Caldas, Manizales , on roses, v.1938. Coll. F.L. Gallego, (1ex.) [MEFLG-1365] . Caquetá, Parque Nacional Natural Serranía de Chiribiquete, Río Mesay , parte alta, hand collecting, 2.i.2000, (1ex.) [IAvH-E] .

Measurements: n= 8. 37.5mm ± 1.13mm

Plant associations. Label indicates “roses” ( Rosa , Rosaceae )

Distribution. Panama; Colombia (Antioquia; Boyacá; Santander; Valle del Cauca; Vaupés;) ( Staines 2013). New records in Colombia: Amazonas, Caldas.

Comments. In the species key and redescription, it is mentioned that the pronotum is black; however, we record one specimen with a red pronotum.

Figures

FIGURES 1–6. Dorsal view Alurnus species from Colombia. 1. Alurnus batesii Baly, 1864. 2. Alurnus bicolor Staines, 2013. 3. Alurnus bipunctatus Olivier, 1792 (Photo taken of Staines, 2013). 4. Alurnus boucardi Rosenberg, 1898. 5. Alurnus chapuisi Uhmann and Jolivet, 1952. 6. Alurnus chocoensis Pardo-Locarno & Constantino, 2023 (Photo taken by Santiago Paredes, MUSENUV). Scale bars: 10 mm.