Demotispa sanguinea ( Champion, 1894 ), 2014

Sekerka, Lukáš, 2014, Review of Imatidiini genera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 54 (1), pp. 257-314 : 297-298

Demotispa sanguinea ( Champion, 1894) stat. restit. & comb. nov.

Himatidium sanguineum Champion, 1894: 233 (type locality: ‘ Costa Rica, Volcan de Irazu’ ; HT! in BMNH!).

Remarks. This species was synonymized with D. rubiginosa by SPAETH (1917), however, the synonymy was made upon primary description only. I have studied the holotype of D. sanguinea and found that the species is very different, having an oval body with broadly explanated margins (circular with narrow margins in D. rubiginosa ) thus it is removed from synonymy of the latter, and its species status is restored here. BOROWIEC (1996) provided new faunistic records for D. sanguinea ( Champion, 1894) , however, these specimens actually belong to D. rubiginosa .

Distribution. Costa Rica: Cartago ( CHAMPION 1894).