Clytra

Wang, Feng-Yan & Zhou, Hong-Zhang, 2011, A synopsis on the Chinese species of Clytra Laicharting, with description of two new species (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cryptocephalinae: Clytrini), Zootaxa 3067, pp. 1-25 : 15

9. Clytra (s. str.) laeviuscula Ratzeburg, 1837

( Figs. 8 A–G, 12F).

Ratzeburg, 1837: 202 (type locality: Europe); Lacordaire, 1848: 206; Clavareau, 1913: 49 (catalogue); Warchałowski, 2003: 60; Regalin & Medvedev, 2010: 566 (catalogue).

Syn.: Clytra connexa Fricken, 1888: 325 .

Clythra fasciata Ratzeburg, 1837: 201 (nec Fabricius, 1801).

Material examined. CHINA: Xinjiang: 63, 3ƤƤ, Fuyun, 14.VII.1960, coll. Shuyong Wang; 13, Altay, 14.VIII.1960, coll. Shuyong Wang; 13, Burqin, 19.VII.1960, coll. Shuyong Wang.

Distribution. Afghanistan, China (Xinjiang), Europe, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia (West Siberia), Tajikistan, Turkey.

Remarks. This species can be identified by having a black pronotum with broader margins, sparsely punctured elytra, and apical-broadened median lobe.

After identified a large series of specimens collected from China, we found that some earlier records were misidentifications and are now found to be C. (s. str.) arida . C. (s. str.) laeviuscula ( Fig. 12 F) shares a similar color pattern with one form of C. (s. str.) arida ( Fig.13 B): each elytron with a large humeral spot and a transverse band at apical two-fifths, but they can be distinguished from one another by different forms of the median lobe and the broader lateral margins of the pronotum.

Figures

FIGURE 12. Habitus of Clytra: A, C. (Clytraria) tanae sp. nov.; B, C. (Clytraria) truncatula sp. nov.; C, C. (Clytraria) atraphaxidis asiatica; D, C. (Clytraria) atraphaxidis punctata; E, C. (Clytraria) yunnana; F, C. (s. str.) laeviuscula; G, C. (s. str.) quadripunctata turfanica; H, C. (s. str.) rubrimaculata; I, C. (s. str.) tsinensis.

FIGURE 13. Habitus of Clytra: A – C, C. (s. str.) arida; D – F, C. (s. str.) duodecimmaculata.

FIGURE 8. C. (s. str.) laeviuscula: A, dorsal pattern; B, maxilla; C, labium; D, apical part of male genitalia in dorsal view; E, male genitalia in lateral view; F, male genitalia in ventral view; G, spermatheca. Scales = 0.5 mm.