Calligrapha matronalis Erichson, 1847

Gómez-Zurita, Jesús, 2021, Systematic revision of Calligrapha s. str. Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Chrysomelinae), Zootaxa 4953 (1), pp. 1-111 : 22-29

Calligrapha matronalis Erichson, 1847

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Calligrapha matronalis Erichson, G.F. 1847 . Arch. Naturg. 13, p. 158.

Polyspila matronalis: Guérin-Méneville, 1855 , Verhand. Zool.-Bot. Ver. Wien, 5, p. 607.

Calligrapha matronalis: Stål, 1859 , Öfv. Kongl. Vet.-akad. forh., 16, p. 323.

Chrysomela matronalis: Stål, 1865 , Mon. Chrysom. Amer., p. 266.

Calligrapha matronalis: Gemminger & Harold, 1874 , Cat. Coleopt., 11, p. 3433.

Calligrapha matronalis: Jacoby, 1882 , Biol. Centr. Am., 6, 1, p. 207.

Calligrapha matronalis: Jacoby, 1903 , Ark. Zool., 1, p. 516.

Polyspila matronalis: Weise, 1916 , Col. Cat., p. 41.

Calligrapha matronalis: Blackwelder, 1946 , Checklist Col., 4, p. 674.

Calligrapha matronalis: Bechyné, 1954 , Ent. Arb. Mus. Frey, 5, p. 585.

Calligrapha matronalis: Bechyné & Springlová de Bechyné, 1965 , Rev. Fac. Agron. Maracay, 3, p. 74.

Polyspila matronalis: Klass et al., 2011 , Zool. Anz., 250, p. 91.

Calligrapha matronalis: Montelongo & Gómez-Zurita, 2014 , Zool. Scr., 43, p. 607.

Calligrapha matronalis: Chaboo & Flowers, 2015 , J. Kansas Entom. Soc., 88, p. 381.

Calligrapha matronalis: Merckx et al., 2018 , Biodiversity Inf., 13, p. 44.

Wilhelm F. Erichson described C. matronalis withouth providing any information about the number or source of his Peruvian specimens. However, the author was curator of the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin during 1834–1848, when he published the article where the species was described ( Erichson 1847), and this museum holds a single specimen explicitly identified as “ syntype ” in recent years, but most likely representing the only specimen available to Erichson at the time, and therefore proposed here as the holotype of the species, by monotypy .

Holotype ( Fig. 1b ), by monotypy: female, 29777, matronalis Er. Peru v. Tsch ., SYNTYPUS Calligrapha matronalis Erichson, 1847 labeled by MNHUB2007 [red label] ( MfN). Specimen lacks three apical antennomeres of right antenna, maxillary palpi, three apical tarsomeres of right protarsus, left pro-onychium, left mesotarsus and right meta-onychium .

Description. Body elliptic, moderately convex. Head, pronotum, coxae and ventral thoracic parts black with slight bronze metallic reflection on head, and dark greenish-blue elsewhere; apex of clypeus, labrum, mandibles, mouth appendages, antennae and legs (including trochanter) reddish brown, paler, almost orange, in four basal antennomeres, and darker in apical antennomeres and apical and ventral margins of mandibles; scutellum, narrow margin and dark markings on elytra, epipleura and abdominal ventrites very dark brown with very faint bronze metallic reflection; background of elytra creamy yellow. Length: 8.4 mm; width: 5.6 mm.

Head broad, deeply inserted into prothorax; surface finely alutaceous, covered with small punctures, denser near eyes and absent on antennal calli, with short, appressed fine whitish setae; frontal suture weakly impressed, obsolete at middle of broadly bisinuous clypeal suture; supraocular furrows wide and deep running from antennal calli and surpassing dorsal border of eye posteriorly. Eyes of moderate size, dorso-ventrally elongate, entire and finely faceted. Clypeus small, about 1/3 as wide as head and about 2x wider than long, slightly depressed basally relative to antennal calli, with punctation somewhat smaller than on frons and with similar pilosity, except before and in apical deflexed area with medially convergent long pale yellowish setae. Labrum relatively long, about 0.5x as long as clypeus, with round anterior angles and concave emargination at deflexed apex, markedly setose, with several long pale yellowish setae on anterior half. Mandibles large, twice as long as length of labrum; sides straight, feebly convergent basally and strongly curved at right angle at middle; surface with scattered strong punctures bearing thick pale yellowish setae. Antennae relatively long, reaching humeri, clavate beyond sixth antennomere; scape thick, convex anteriorly and widened toward apical 2/3, slightly curved posteriorly; four basal antennomeres, including pedicel long, slender, weakly enlarged apically, with pedicel stockier, nearly as long as third antennomere and antennomeres 4–5 subequal to pedicel; basal antennomeres with scattered short setae; sixth antennomere about as long as fifth, broader and hairer at apex, as base of antennal club; antennomeres 7–10 progressively wider, covered by dense short pubescence; eighth antennomere 0.73x as wide as long; antennomere 11 longest, tapering in apical 1/3. Maxillary palpi elongate, with apical palpomere subtrapezoidal, subparallel near obliquely truncate apex; previous segment nearly as long and broader apically than last palpomere (description based on other Peruvian specimen identical to type, which lacks maxillary palpi).

Pronotum transverse, 1.9x broader at base than long at middle, weakly convex in sagittal plane and moderately convex in axial plane, more markedly sloping toward anterior angles; anterior border nearly straight behind vertex and concave behind eyes toward anterior angles, narrowly margined; sides almost straight, weakly convergent anteriorly in basal 3/4, and curved more or less at obtuse angle toward protruding anterior angles; anterior angles acute with round blunt apex, bearing large trichobothrium; posterior angles weakly obtuse, with large trichobothrium at angle; basal border straight at sides and broadly convex at middle, unmargined; surface of pronotum finely microreticulate and rather densely uniformly covered by large punctures on disc, and with larger, deeper and sometimes confluent fossette-like punctures at sides, with irregular row of deep punctures near or confluent with basal border at sides. Hypomera triangular, convex on disc, and slightly transversally concave basally, with surface finely shagreened, unpunctured; hypomeral suture weak, marked externally at base by raised marginal area, shinier than remainder of hypomera, obsolete apically. Prosternum relatively long, with anterior transverse part as long as prosternal process; anterior border of prosternum weakly concave, margined; surface finely microreticulate, with large round punctures and posteriorly recumbent long yellow setae in posterior half, in front of procoxae; prosternal process spatulate posteriorly, narrower than antennal scape basally and gradually widening posteriorly to straight apical border; apical area depressed, rugose with large setigerous punctures. Scutellum long, relatively narrow, 1.3x longer than wide at base, with blunt round apex; surface rather smooth, unpunctured. Mesepimera finely microreticulate with scattered punctures in posterior half. Mesoventrite short, apically reaching middle of mesocoxae, with process convex and rather glossy on disc and lateral arms with microreticulate surface and large round fossette-like punctures; surface with disheveled long pale yellowish setae. Metanepisterna with broad raised, smooth and finely shagreened anterior and external margins; disc microreticulate, with large punctures in anterior third, and smaller elongate punctures in narrow posterior 2/3. Metaventrite longer than prosternum and mesoventrite combined, markedly convex at sides in axial plane, with short broad subtrapezoidal anterior process with thick margins, and regularly concave intermetacoxal plate; disc smooth, flat, with fine transverse scratches and scattered small punctures with short, fine whitish setae, and finely impressed discrimen; sides finely shagreened with larger punctures near anterior angles; anterior metaventral process and area behind mesocoxae with dense long pale yellowish setae.

Elytra long, 0.8x as long as body, with weakly marked humeri, sides weakly curved, widest at middle, and regularly curved at apex; humeral calli slightly impressed internally at base of elytra, and lateral declivities convex, entirely concealing margin of elytra as seen from above except before humerus; elytral surface smooth, cereous with scattered very small, dot-like punctures with dark background on pale areas, and more or less regularly arranged as premarginal line of punctures; dark markings surrounded by slightly larger, deeper punctures. Pattern of markings ( Fig. 1b ) consisting of: (i) sutural stripe narrower than scutellum except briefly in scutellar area, surrounding apical half of scutellum without reaching base of elytra and uninterrupted to reach sutural angle; stripe delimited basally by short scutellar row of 11–14 punctures; (ii) subsutural stripe continuous, almost completely confluent with sutural stripe except in slightly divergent basal end for some four punctures, gradually narrowing posteriorly, with slightly enlarged area in apical declivity of elytra and progressively narrowed to sutural angle; basal end of stripe slightly anterior to apex of scutellum and stripe completely delimited by punctures; (iii) apical spot of arcuate band on apical declivity of disc, large, irregularly ovoid, separated from subsutural stripe by distance equal to width of stripe, surrounded by and with few scattered inner punctures; (iv) minute expansion of dark margin of elytron at base of internal declivity of humerus; (v) humeral spot large, elongate, broadly detached from basal margin of elytron and completely confluent laterally with (vi) humeral lunule, twice as long as humeral spot, shaped as regularly arched broad stripe curved toward suture, and completely fused at apex with spot equivalent to basal spot of arcuate band of other species, appearing as broad apical end of large humeral marking parallel to and detached from subsutural stripe; humeral spot, humeral lunule and basal spot of arcuate band recognizable by outline of punctures; (vii) spot enclosed by humeral lunule medium-sized, ovoid, with anterior end narrower and slightly irregular, externally and apically surrounded by inner curvature of humeral spot and internally by subsutural stripe, all equidistant; spot surrounded by punctures with few scattered inner punctures; (viii) subhumeral spot small, about half as big as spot enclosed by humeral lunule, irregularly elliptical, free, much closer to margin of elytron than to outer edge of humeral marking, crossed medially by irregular line of premarginal punctures; (ix) midlateral spot medium-sized, as big as spot enclosed by humeral lunule, elongate elliptical, externally confluent completely with dark margin of elytron; (x) medium-sized spot in apical angle of elytron, joining spot of apical declivity and apical spot of other species, irregular; (xi) five additional spots, one large, roundish, on disc, aligned with and equidistant to spots of arcuate band, and four arranged as row parallel to margin, at lateral declivity of elytron, first ovoid and slightly smaller than midlateral spot, second elongate and about as big as midlateral spot, third elliptic and larger than apical spot of arcuate band, and fourth roundish, about as large as subhumeral spot. Epipleura finely alutaceous, unpunctured, slightly concave in apical half between narrow, smooth and shiny lateral margins.

Femora long, slightly enlarged medially, with smooth and shiny surface and scattered punctures with very short and fine yellowish setae; tibiae slender, as long as corresponding femur, nearly straight and gradually thickening toward apex, with fine longitudinal carinae at vertices, and surface smooth, with scattered punctures and short golden setae, longer and denser at apex ventrally; tarsi long, slender, nearly as long as corresponding tibia, with first tarsomere longer than wide, second tarsomere with long narrow base, third tarsomere about as long as second, weakly bilobed apically, and onychium longest, as long as tarsomeres 2–3 together, clavate, with sharp simple claws divergent at acute angle. First abdominal ventrite as long as metaventrite, with wide anterior intercoxal process broadly round at angles and margined, and posterior border nearly straight; second abdominal ventrite half as long and ventrites 3–4 about 1/3 as long as first ventrite; surface of ventrites smooth, shiny, with scattered punctures and short, fine appressed whitish setae; each ventrite with slightly depressed small rugose areas at sides. Penis ( Fig. 2b ) slender, with sides parallel and moderately curved ventrally, tapering toward apex dorsally in apical quarter and slightly narrowed around gonopore apically; apical border weakly convex, with short median lobe and posteriorly recurved acute teeth at sides; lateral teeth weakly surpassing average width of penis; gonopore large, ovoid, with basal short, transverse dorsal flap, slightly membranous longitudinally at middle; apical end of flagellum moderately expanded, surrounded by large membranous margin.

Material examined (633 specimens).

ARGENTINA

MCZ: (1) three specimens, R.A., Salta, Oran, 23.xi.1948, Coll. F. Monrós, Calligrapha matronalis Er. F. Monrós det. 1955; (2) three specimens, R.A., Jujuy, Ledesma, 8.ii.1950, Willink & Monrós; (3) three specimens, Argent., Salta, Río Pescado (Est. YPF), 19-25.xi.1967, C. Porter & E. Willink. NHMB: (1) one specimen, Arg., Salta, Dep. San Martín, Pontos, i.1950, Coll. Juana Ramos de Martínez y Antonio Martínez; (2) one specimen, Republica Argentina, Salta, Orán, Agua[s] Blanca[s], 29.xi.1948, coll. F. Monrós, Argentinien Julay, Coll. Dr. Reitter; (3) one specimen, Arg., Jujuy, Ledesma, 8.ii.1950, Monrós, Willink; (4) one specimen, S. Lorenzo; (5) two specimens, Argentinien, Julay, coll. Dr. Reitter; (6) two specimens, Argentinien, Salta, coll. Dr. Reitter; (7) five specimens, Argentinien, Salta, coll. Dr. Reitter; (8) two specimens, Jujuy, i.1949, Coll. Wygodzinski [one with: Calligrapha matronalis det. Daccordi 78]. NMCZ: (1) one specimen, Argentina, Salta, Dr. Orán, Tablillas Martinez, Feb. 945; (2) seven specimens, Argentina, Salta, Urundel, Coll. Monrós Feb. 944; (3) four specimens, Argentina, Salta, Tabacal, Coll. Monrós. NMNH: (1) three specimens, Argentina, Salta, Dpto. Oran, Tablillas, Feb.944, Martínez, F. Monrós Collection 1959, Calligrapha matronalis Er. F. Monrós det. 1952; (2) three specimens, Argentina, Salta, Dpto. Oran, Tablillas, Feb.945, Martínez, F. Monrós Collection 1959, Calligrapha matronalis Er. F. Monrós det. 1952; (3) three specimens, R.A., Salta, Orán, 23.xi.948, Coll. F. Monrós, F. Monrós Collection 1959; (4) six specimens, R.A., Salta, Tartagal, 7.ii.950, coll. R. Golbach, F. Monrós Collection 1959; (5) four specimens, R.A., Salta, Dpto. Sn. Martín, Aguaray, 14.i.1957, coll. Wrgodt, F. Monrós Collection 1959; (6) six specimens, Argentina, Salta, Urondel, Feb.944, Coll. Monrós, F. Monrós Collection 1959; (7) three specimens, R.A., Jujuy, Calilegua, 13.ii.950, WillinkMonrós, F. Monrós Collection 1959; (8) three specimens, R.A., Salta, Pocitos, xi.1957, Coll.A. Martínez, F. Monrós Collection 1959, Calligrapha matronalis Er. J. Gómez-Zurita det. 2011.

BOLIVIA

FSCA: (1) four specimens, Bolivia, La Paz, Sud Yungas, Puente Villa, 4300 ft, 19–24.v.1989, J.E. Eger leg.; (2) one specimen, Bolivia, Santa Cruz, Florida, Refugio Los Volcanes, 18º06’S 63º36’W, 1045 m, 18–26.i.2006, Wappes, S. Lingafelter & J. Prena leg., Calligrapha matronalis Er. J. Gómez-Zurita det. 2011; (3) one specimen, Bolivia, Santa Cruz, Buenavista, 17º27’69’’S 63º39’63’’W, 380 m, 20.ii.1999, L. Stange leg., Calligrapha matronalis Er. J. Gómez-Zurita det. 2011; (4) one specimen, Bolivia, Santa Cruz, 9 km E Samaipata, Achiras (resort), 18º09’58’’S 63º48’76’’W, 16.ii.1999, L.A. Stange leg., Calligrapha matronalis Er. J. Gómez-Zurita det. 2011; (5) one specimen, Bolivia, Santa Cruz, 16 km NW Mairana, 1400 m, 19.ii.1999, L.A. Stange leg., Calligrapha matronalis Er. J. Gómez-Zurita det. 2011; (6) one specimen, Bolivia, Santa Cruz, E of Warnes, xii.1983, insect flight trap, R.C. Wilkerson leg. JGZC: (1) one specimen, Bolivia, Dept. Santa Cruz, South of Camiri, 914 m alt., S 20º21’54’’ W 63º25’39’’, 2.i.2005, ex flood debris, coll. D.J. Mann & A.C. Hamel. MCZ: (1) one specimen, Collection of Frederick Allen Eddy, Calligrapha matronalis Er., Yungas de la Paz, Boliv., 1000 m; (2) two specimens, Coroico, Bolivia; (3) two specimens, Suapi, Boliv.; (4) three specimens, Cacopata [Chacopata]; (5) three specimens, Río Juntas, Boliv.; (6) two specimens, Bolivia, jacoby 2nd Coll.; (7) three specimens, Boliv., Jacoby 2nd Coll. MfN: (1) two specimens, Bolivien, Sta. Cruz, Chiquitas, Santiago 700 m, xi.1959, Calligrapha matronula Er., Erber det. 1995 [one with: Vergl. mit det. von Bechyné]; (2) one specimen, S. Boliv. xii 1923, Villa Montes, 460 m, K. Pflanz S.G.; (3) one specimen, Yungas de la Paz, 1000; (4) one specimen, Bolivia, Yungas de la Paz; (5) two specimens, Bolivia, Yungas de la Paz, Heyne V.; (6) one specimen, Bolivien, Prov. Sara, J. Steinbach S.V.; (7) one specimen, Bolivia, Prov. Sara, Steinbach S.V., Ir.Nr. 744/07; (8) two specimens, O. Bolivien, Prov. Sara, 07, J. Steinbach S.V.; (9) one specimen, Ost Bolivien, Steinbach S.V.; (10) four specimens, Bolivia. NHM: (1) one specimen, Baly Coll., matronalis Erichs. , Bolivia; (2) one specimen, 45077, Buckley, Bolivia, La Paz, Fry Coll. 1900.100; (3) five specimens, Buckley, Bolivia, La Paz, Fry Coll. 1905.100; (4) one specimen, Bolivia, Cuming, Chry. matronalis , Bolivia; (5) one specimen, Bolivia, Baly Coll. NHMB: (1) one specimen, Boliv., Sta. Cruz, ii.1950, Peia, IchiloBuenavista, Coll. Juana Ramos de Martínez y Antonio Martínez, Calligrapha matronalis Er. J. Bechyné det. 1950; (2) one specimen, Sta. Cruz, Bolivia; (3) five specimens, Coroico, Bolivia; (4) two specimens, Yungas, Bolivia; (5) one specimen, Cobija, Bolivia; (6) one specimen, Boliv., Yungas de la Paz, 17.ii.1949, P.G. Kuschel, Chulumani, Pte Villa, 1200 m; (7) twelve specimens, Bol., Puente Villa, Yungas, 1200 m, xii.1955, leg. Pena [one with: Calligrapha matronalis Er. J. Gómez-Zurita det. 2010]; (8) six specimens, Bolivia, Coroico, 1800 m, xii.1955, leg. Pena [one with: Calligrapha matronalis Er. J. Gómez-Zurita det. 2010]; (9) two specimens, Bolivia tropica, Región Chapare, M. Zischka, Ew. Reitter [one with: Calligrapha matronalis Er. J. Gómez-Zurita det. 2010]; (10) one specimen, Bolivia, Chapare, 400 m, 10.ix.1948, Zischka, Bolivia tropica, Region Chapare, M. Zischka, Ew. Reitter, [?]38.

NMCZ: (1) one specimen, Yungas, Bolivia, Coll. Achard Mus. Pragense; (2) five specimens, Santa Cruz, Bolivia, ix.1917, Coll. Achard Mus. Pragense; (3) four specimens, Lagunillas, Bolivia, xi.1917, Coll. Achard Mus. Pragense; (4) one specimen, Yacuiva, Bolivia, viii.1917, Coll. Achard Mus. Pragense; (5) three specimens, Cuatro Ojos, Bolivia, ix.1917, Coll. Achard Mus. Pragense; (6) one specimen, Villa Montes, Bolivia xi.1917; (7) two specimens, Bolivia, Coll. Nickerl Mus. Pragense, Standing 1895 [one with: Calligrapha matronalis Er. Bolivia]; (8) one specimen, matronalis Er. , leopardina Chev., Bolivia, Coll. Achard Mus. Pragense. NMNH: (1) ten specimens, Bolivia, Coroico, Nor. Yungas, 27.xii.1948, Coll. Martínez, F. Monrós Collection 1959; (2) six specimens, Bolivia, Nor. Yungas, Coroico, ii.952, Col. F. Monrós, F. Monrós Collection 1959; (3) three specimens, Bolivia, sud Yungas, Ocobaya, Finca Colaya, 1.i.1949, Col. Martínez, F. Monrós Collection 1959; (4) one specimen, Bolivia, Cochabamba, Chaparé, Villa Gral. Roman, i.952, Coll. A. Martínez, F. Monrós Collection 1959, Calligrapha matronalis Er. F. Monrós det. 1954; (5) two specimens, Bolivia, Camiri, iii.49, Daguerre, Argentina 1968 Colln. J. Daguerre, Polyspila fulvipes St. , Calligrapha matronalis Er. J. Gómez-Zurita det. 2011; (6) two specimens, Isiamas [Ixiamas], Boliv., xii, W.M. Mann, Mulford Biol. Expl. 1921–22; (7) thirty specimens, Camatindi, Boliv., iii.23.’22, Harrington; (8) eighteen specimens, Camatindi, Boliv., iii.20.’22, Harrington; (9) one specimen, Tacaurandito, Buenavista, Bol., I.W. Rand; (10) ten specimens, Boyuibe to Yacuiba, xi.’23, Bolivia, Coll. G.L. Harrington; (11) five specimens, Tiguipa [Tigüipa], Boliv., Apr. ‘22, Harrington; (12) two specimens, Yhancaroinza [Ñancaroinza], 29–30.iv.1922, Bolivia, Coll. G.L. Harrington; (13) one specimen, Yhancaroinza, Chuquisaca, Boliv., Apr. 24, G.L. Harrington; (14) one specimen, nr. mouth río Mapiri, Sept., Río Beni, Boliv., W.M. Mann, Mulford Biol. Expl. 1921–22; (15) nine specimens, Calisaya, Río Bopi, Bolivia, Coll. G.L. Harrington; (16) four specimens, Yaguacua, Mar. 1924, Bolivia, Coll. G.L. Harrington; (17) two specimens, Yaguacua, Dep. Tarija, Boliv., Nov. 1923, G.L. Harrington; (18) one specimen, Tumupasa, Boliv., xii. M.R. Lopez collector, Mulfor Biol. Exped. 1921–1922; (19) one specimen, Buena Vista, Dep. Sta. Cruz, Bolivia, 1922, R.C. Robert; (20) one specimen, Villamontes, Bolivia, Oct. 14, 1920, Collr. G.L. Harrington, Calligrapha matronalis Er. J. Gómez-Zurita det. 2011; (21) one specimen, Laguinillas [Lagunillas], Bolivia, Sep. 1–3, ‘20, Collr. G.L. Harrington; (22) two specimens, Camatindi, Bol., Mar. 22, Harrington; (23) two specimens, Buena Vista, Chuquisaca, Bol., Apr. 22, Harrington; (24) one specimen, Calisaya Dept., La Paz, Bolivia, May 1925, G.L. Harrington; (25) five specimens, Bolivia, Santa Cruz, Feb. 1956, G. Pinckert [one with: Calligrapha matronalis Er. J. Gómez-Zurita det. 2011]; (26) three specimens, Bolivia, Santa Cruz, oct. 1954, G. Pinckert; (27) one specimen, Bolivia, Santa Cruz, 15.Oct.1956, G. Pinckert; (28) two specimens, Bolivia, Loma Alta, 22 and 24 Mar. 1956, G. Pinckert; (29) one specimen, Bolivia, Depto. La Paz, Prov. Murillo, Valle del Río Zongo, Cahua hydroelectric plant, 44 km below (N) of Lago Zongo, 1400 m, 22 April 1982, James C. Solomon; (30) one specimen, Bolivia, La Paz Province, Río San Lorenzo, 800 m, 15º48.3385’S 67º29.447’W, 12–19.iv.2003, B. Harris, Calligrapha matronalis Er. J. Gómez-Zurita det. 2011. NRM: (1) two specimens, Mapiri, Bolivia; (2) one specimen, Tatarenda, Bol., Chac., Erland Nordenskj, Calligrapha matronalis Erich. ; (3) one specimen, Mojos [San Ignacio de Moxos], Boliv., N. Holmgren, Riksmuseum Stockholm, Calligrapha matronula Er., J. Bechyné det. 1966; (4) two specimens, Bolivia, Guérin. OUMNH: (1) thirty-two specimens, Bolivia, Depto. Santa Cruz, Bermejo, Refugio Los Volcanes, Intermediate forest, road to hotel S 18º06’ W 63º36’, 15.xii.2004, hand coll. from vegetation, coll. Simmons, Mann & Hamel, OUMNH- 2005-063, Simmons, Mann & Hamel pres. [two with: Calligrapha nupta Stål det. M. Daccordi 2008, Calligrapha matronalis Er. J. Gómez-Zurita det. 2011] [two with: Calligrapha matronalis Er. J. Gómez-Zurita det. 2011]; (2) eighteen specimens, Bolivia, Dep. Santa Cruz, Bermejo, Refugio Los Volcanes, Hotel area, 18º06’18’’S 63º35’54’’W, 9.xii.2003, open grassland area, swept, coll. D.J. Mann & A.C. Hamel, OUMNH- 2004-005, Pres. Mann & Hamel 2004 [two with: Calligrapha matronalis Er. J. Gómez-Zurita det. 2011]; (3) two specimens, Bolivia, Dep. Santa Cruz, Bermejo, Refugio Los Volcanes, Research Station grounds, 18º06’41’’S 63º36’05’’W, 25.xi.2003, hand collected, coll. D.J. Mann & A.C. Hamel, OUMNH- 2004-005, Pres. Mann & Hamel 2004 [one with: Calligrapha matronalis Er. J. Gómez-Zurita det. 2011]; (4) one specimen, Bolivia, Dep. Santa Cruz, Bermejo, Refugio Los Volcanes, semi-deciduous forest, shaded river, S 18º06’ W 63º36’, 1000 m alt., 23.xi.2003, swept, coll. D.J. Mann & A.C. Hamel, OUMNH- 2004-005, Calligrapha matronalis Er. J. Gómez-Zurita det. 2011; (5) one specimen, Bolivia, Dept. Tarija, between Caiza & Creveaux, 21º48’53’’S 63º26’53’’W, 536 m alt., 5.i.2005, at blue light, coll. Mann, Hamel & Herzog, OUMNH- 2005-065, dirt track to Creveaux, transitional zone from Chaco forest to Chaco Serrano, shaded habitat, sandy/stone soils, Calligrapha matronalis Er. J. Gómez-Zurita det. 2011. TAMUIC: (1) seven specimens [X0533689, X0534052, X0534950, X0535282, X0535420, X0535612, X0545254], Bolivia, La Paz, Sud Yungas, Puente Villa, 19–24.v.1989, Joseph E. Eger leg., Calligrapha matronalis Er. J. Gómez-Zurita det. 2011. ZSM: (1) twelve specimens, Bolivia tropica, Region Chapare, 400 m, leg. Zischka, 25.ix.1949 [9x, one with Calligrapha matronalis Er. J. Gómez-Zurita det. 2011], vii.1952 [2x, one with: Calligrapha matronalis Er. J. Gómez-Zurita det. 2011], 10.viii.1954 [1x]; (2) one specimen, Bolivia, Chapare, 400 m, 3.x.1950, leg. R. Zischka, Calligrapha matronalis Er. J. Bechyné det. 1951; (3) one specimen, Bolivien, Prov. Sara, Dep. St. Cruz de la Sierra, 500 m, i–iv.1904, J. Steinbach S.V., Staatssammlung München 1975 Erwerb Coll. Machatschke, Calligrapha matronalis Er. J. Gómez-Zurita det. 2011; (4) one specimen, Bolivia, Jungas de la Paz, Staatssammlung München 1975 Erwerb Coll. Machatschke, Calligrapha matronalis Er.J. Gómez-Zurita det. 2011; (5) two specimens, Bolivia andina, Samaipata, 1500 m, 25.xi.1959, Zischka; (6) one specimen, Sarampiuni, San Carlos, 1000 m, 15.ix, Bolivia 1950, leg. W. Forster; (7) one specimen, Yungas de Palmar, km 114, 700 m, 24.x.1953, Bolivia 1954, leg. W. Forster; (8) two specimens, Bolivien, Centr. Cordill., Ostabhang, Dr. Herzog leg.

BRAZIL

EGRC: (1) one specimen, Brazil, Rondonia, 62 km SW Ariquemes, nr. Fzda. Rancho Grande , 6–15.xii.1990, D.A. Rider & J.E. Eger leg., Calligrapha matronalis Er. J. Gómez-Zurita det. 2011 . FSCA: (1) one specimen, Brazil, Rondonia, 62 km SW Ariquemes, nr. Fzda. Rancho Grande , 30.iii-10.iv.1992, J.E. Eger leg., Calligrapha matronalis Er. J. Gómez-Zurita det. 2011 . MCZ: (1) one specimen, Brazil , 1st Jacoby Coll., Calligrapha matronalis Er. J. Gómez-Zurita det. 2010 . NHMB: (1) one specimen, Av. Niemeyer , 22.xi.1937, Friedr. Tippmann, Wien; (2) six specimens, Petropolis, 28.xi.1937, Friedr. Tippmann, Wien; (3) one specimen, Tijuca, 24-28.xi.1937, Friedr. Tippmann, Wien; (4) one specimen, Corcovado, Rio de Janeiro, 5-10.xi.1937, Friedr. Tippmann, Wien; (5) one specimen, Cantareira, São Paulo, 17.xii.1937, Friedr. Tippmann, Wien . NMCZ: (1) one specimen, Porto Nacional , Goyaz [Goiás] Dept., Mus. Pragense Achard .

COSTA RICA

MTJM: (1) one specimen, C.R., San José, 5–6.ix.1953, V. Garton leg., Calligrapha matronalis Er. J. Gómez-Zurita det. 2009 .

ECUADOR

MCZ: (1) one specimen, Pallatanga, 26.iii.1922, Ecuador, G.H.H. Tate, El. 4409 ft., Frank R. Mason Collection, 313 .

NICARAGUA

NMCZ: (1) one specimen, Nicaragua, Coll. Achard Mus. Pragense.

PANAMA

NHM: (1) one specimen, Chiriqui, Ribbe, Sp. figured, Calligr. matronalis Erichsn, Godman-Salvin Coll., Biol. Centr. -Amer.; (2) one specimen, Chiriquí Ribbe, 1st Jacoby Coll .;

PARAGUAY

NHMB: (1) three specimens, Encarnación, 10–12.i.1938, Friedr. Tippmann, Wien; (2) one specimen, Chaco, [Río] Confuso , 5–6.i.1938, Friedr. Tippmann, Wien ; (3) three specimens, Asunción, Botanischer Garten , 1.i.1938, Friedr. Tippmann, Wien ; (4) two specimens, Iguassú , 14–17.i.1938, Friedr. Tippmann, Wien ; (5) one specimen, Chaco Pilcomayo , 5–6.i.1938, Friedr. Tippmann, Wien .

PERU

EGRC: (1) two specimens, Perú, Huanuco, 25 km S Tingo María, Puente Chinchavito, 3400 ft, 11–17.iv.1987, J.E. Eger leg., Calligrapha nupta St. det. Daccordi ‘90, Calligrapha matronalis Er. J. Gómez-Zurita det. 2011; (2) one specimen, Perú, Huanuco, 25 km S Tingo María, Chinchavito, 3400 ft, 15.iv.1987, W.J. Hanson leg., Calligrapha sponsa St. det. Daccordi ‘94, Calligrapha matronalis Er. J. Gómez-Zurita det. 2011. FSCA: (1) one specimen, Perú, Huanuco, 13 km S Tingo María, Tambillo Grande Canyon, 2800 ft, 3.v.1988, J.Ch. de Vela leg.; (2) three specimens, Perú, Huanuco, 25 km S Tingo María, Puente Chinchavito, 3400 ft, 11–17.iv.1987, J.E. Eger leg. HNHM: (1) one specimen, Perú, Chanchamayo, C. fulvipes det. Daccordi 1979, Calligrapa matronalis Er. J. Gómez-Zurita det. 2017; (2) two specimens, Perú, Chanchamayo, C. matronalis det. Daccordi 1979; (3) one specimen, Perú, Cusco, Río Urubamba, Koribeni, 700 m, 15.xi.1994, T. Hácz & G. Holzinger, Calligrapha matronalis Er. det. M. Daccordi 2014. JGZC: (1) two specimens, Perú, Dpto. Ayacucho, 10 km SE Santa Rosa, Río Quimbiri, 12º35’42.75’’S 73º44’48.13’’W, 800 m, 14.ii.2008, J.M. Padial et al. MCZ: (1) three specimens, Puno, Peru, Calligrapha matronalis Er. J. Gómez-Zurita det. 2010; (2) two specimens, Peru, Jacoby 2nd Coll. MfN: (1) thirteen specimens, Peru, Río Toro, La Merced, Chanchamayo; (2) four specimens, Peru, Río Toro; (3) ninety-four specimens, Peru, Chanchamayo, M. Freymann G.; (4) one specimen, Chanchamayo, Peru, C. matronalis Er. ; (5) eight specimens, matronalis Erichs., Chanchamayo [7x of the series without data]; (6) one specimen, Peru, Chanchamayo; (7) one specimen, Valle Chanchamayo, Peru, 800 m, 1.iv.1939, leg. Weyranch; (8) one specimen, Peru, Cuzco u. Umgeb. 1975, leg. Van den Berghe, Coll. Niehmis, Calligrapha matronula Er., Erber det. 1995; (9) one specimen, Peru, Cuzco; (10) one specimen, Peru, mont., Thamm, matronalis Er. ; (11) four specimens, Peru mont., Schumme [3x of the series without data]; (12) three specimens, Peru [two with: 58095; one without data]. NHM: (1) two specimens, Thamm, Peru, Chanchº, Fry Coll., 1905.100; (2) one specimen, Peru, Santa Ana, J. Kalinowski, 1902-276; (3) one specimen, Baly, Coll., Calligrapha matronalis Erichs. , Peru; (4) one specimen, Peru, Illo[...]ª, Fry Coll., 1905.100.

NHMB: (1) three specimens, Chanchamayo, Perú; (2) six specimens, Paucartambo, Pérou, Coll. J. Clermont; (3) two specimens, Oxapampa, Peru; (4) one specimen, Calligrapha sp.?, 2714, [female], Peru, blattk., 3615; (5) one specimen, Peru, Erwerb 1955, coll. Brancsik; (6) three specimens, Satipo, Peru, 14.vii.1939 [one with: Calligrapha matronalis Er. J. Gómez-Zurita det. 2010]. NMCZ: (1) one specimen, Pérou, Coll. Achard Mus. Pragense; (2) one specimen, Valle Chanchamayo, Peru, 1500 m, 1.iv.1939, leg. Weyráuch, WKW, Calligrapha matronalis Er. 1949 J. Bechyně det.; (3) one specimen, Satipo, Huancayo, Peru 19.X.1936, Paprzycki, Calligrapha matronalis Er. 1948 Det. J. Bechyně ; (4) ten specimens, Puno, Peru, Soukup lgt.; (5) one specimen, Cuzco, Peru, Coll. Achard Mus. Pragense. NMNH: (1) fifteen specimens, Perú, Cuzco, Quillabamba, ± 2000 m, 2.ii.952, Coll. F. Monrós, F. Monrós Collection 1959; (2) four specimens, Perú, Cuzco, Quillabamba, 3 Feb. 1979, W.E. Steiner [one with: Calligrapha matronalis Er. J. Gómez-Zurita det. 2011]; (3) three specimens, Perú, Cuzco, Quillabamba, 4 Feb. 1979, W.E. Steiner; (4) one specimen, Valle Chanchamayo, 800 m, Peru, viii.1941, leg. Weyrauch, WRW5059, Calligrapha matronalis Erichs. 1949 J. Bechyné det.; (5) two specimens, Peru, Satipo, F. Ferrer, 67-13332 [one with: Calligrapha matronalis Er. or nr. d. R.E. White]; (6) three specimens, Caja #3·4·7, [two with: Peru], Dr. P. Weiss Coll.; (7) two specimens, Perou, Palcazu, F. Monrós Collection 1959; (8) one specimen, Perú, Satipo, Satipo Prov., light trap, x.1984, Calligrapha matronalis Er. J. Gómez-Zurita det. 2011. NRM: (1) one specimen, Chaquimayo, Peru, N. Holmgren, Riksmuseum Stockholm, Calligrapha matronula Er., J. Bechyné det. 1966; (2) one specimen, Llinquipata, N. Holmgren, Riksmuseum Stockholm, Calligrapha matronula Er., J. Bechyné det. 1966. RAM: (1) five specimens, Perú, Cusco, Quillabamba, 1700 m, 23–27.xii.1983, A.T. Finnamore leg., Calligrapha matronalis Er. J. Gómez-Zurita det. 2009; (2) one specimen, Perú, Cusco, Aguas Calientes, nr. Machu Picchu, 21.xii.1983, A.T. Finnamore, Calligrapha matronalis Er. J. Gómez-Zurita det. 2009. RBINS: (1) one specimen, Chanchamayo, 1896, Ventes J. C. Stevens; (2) two specimens, Chanchamayo; (3) one specimen, Peru, Duvivier. TAMUIC: (1) one specimen [X0534420], Peru, Huanuco, S of Tingo María, Cueva de las Lechuzas, 30.ix.1988, J. Ch. de Vela leg., Calligrapha matronalis Er. J. Gómez-Zurita det. 2011; (2) one specimen [X0534884], Peru, Huanuco, 25 km S Tingo María, Chinchavito, 15.iv.1987, W.J. Hanson leg., Calligrapha matronalis Er. J. Gómez-Zurita leg. 2011. ZSM: (1) two specimens, Peru, G. Schauer, Polyspila matronalis Er. Machatschke det. 1951, Staatssammlung München 1975 Erwerb Coll. Machatschke; (2) one specimen, Vilcanota, Perú, Calligrapha matronalis Er., Staatssammlung München 1975 Erwerb Coll. Machatschke ; (3) one specimen, Peru, Río Toro, La Merced, Chanchamayo, matronalis Er. ; (4) one specimen, Peru, Río Toro, La Merced, Chanchamayo, Staatssammlung München 1975 Erwerb Coll. Machatschke, Calligrapha matronalis Er. J. Gómez-Zurita det. 2011; (5) one specimen, Satipo, Perú, 15.xi.1936, Staatssammlung München 1975 Erwerb Coll. Machatschke; (6) one specimen, Satipo, Peru, 30.xi.1936, Polyspila polyspila Germ., Staatssammlung München 1975 Erwerb Coll. Machatschke , Calligrapha matronalis Er. J. GómezZurita det. 2011.

UNKNOWN

MCZ: (1) one specimen, 1st Jacoby Coll., Callig. matronalis; (2) three specimens, Collection of Frederick Allen Eddy. MfN: (1) three specimens, [no data]. NHM: (1) one specimen, Baly Coll.; (2) one specimen, 67-56. NHMB: (1) one specimen, marmorata Chev. ; (2) one specimen, Agus[?]; (3) one specimen, Cairo. NMCZ: (1) one specimen, I, Mus. Pragense Achard. RBINS: (1) one specimen, Río Santiago, ‘29, Marquis de Wavria; (2) one specimen, Coll. Duvivier; (3) one specimen, [no data].

Variation. This species is rather constant in coloration and markings compared with other species in this group, but I noted some variation in the usual traits that tend to affect the species of Calligrapha . For example, the metallic tinge of dark parts is usually more conspicuous than in the type and ranges from purple to green and deep blue.Also, the disposition of elytral markings can show differences relative to the type: the sutural stripe can start at apex of scutellum; the subsutural stripe can be entirely confluent basally with the sutural stripe; the subhumeral spot can be smaller in some specimens, or more rarely larger and connected to elytral margin by dark suffusions; the apex of the large humeral marking can be expanded longitudinally as narrow or pointed end which may connect with large discal spot closer to suture; the small marginal dark marking on internal humeral declivity can be missing; and even though elytral markings in this species are very well delimited, in a few examples examined here they can show different fussion patterns affecting two or at most three of the spots, and generally on a single elytron.

Distribution. Calligrapha matronalis has a latitudinally wide (from 9º S to 24º S), but narrow distribution east of the Andes, from Huánuco and Pasco in central Peru, across Bolivia and reaching the northern provinces of Jujuy and Salta in Argentina ( Fig. 4 ). The records available associate this species with a number of humid biomes in the southern part of the Ucayali Moist forests, the Peruvian, Bolivian and Southern Andean Yungas, and the southern domain of the Central Andean Wet Puna, being limited in its distribution to the east by Southwest Amazon moist forests and the Dry Chaco. A number of localities in the list above are suspicious and are treated here provisionally as mistakes. The most obvious cases correspond to the reports from Central America and from Brazil (except perhaps the records from Rondônia, an inner Amazonian state adjacent to Bolivia). But there are others that require some justification to exclude them as trustworthy records. For example, one specimen at MCZ is reported from Pallatanga ( Ecuador), which would be the only locality for the species west from the Andes and some 900 km North from the northernmost realiable locality for the species, and therefore excluded here from the description of the species range. Finally, there is a group of samples at NHMB, all seemingly collected by Hungarian entomologist Friedrich Tippmann in Paraguay, east of the Dry Chaco, and in eastern Brazil, all of them localities where C. polyspila (Germar) is present, which quite obviously represent mislabeling problems.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Dorsal and lateral views of the lectotype of Calligrapha polyspila (Germar) (a), the holotype of C. matronalis Erichson (b), and dorsal views of the holotypes of Polypsila polyspila var. plagata Achard (c) and P. polyspila var. bilineolata Achard (d). Scale = 5.0 mm.

FIGURE 2. Dorsal (apex), ventral and lateral views of the penises of Calligrapha polyspila (Germar) (a), C. matronalis Erichson (b), C. melasomina Bechyné (c), C. multiplagata (Achard) (d), C. multiplagata cochabambana Bechyné (e), and C. billbergi Stål (f). Scale = 0.5 mm.

FIGURE 4. Distribution of Calligrapha matronalis Erichson on the eastern slopes of the Andes from the southern half of Perú, through Bolivia, and into northern Argentina, bounded to the east by the Dry Chaco (shaded area).