Chalepus suturalis Baly 1885:51
Microrhopala suturalis Weise 1905:135
Microrhopala suturalis (Baly)
On the status of Microrhopala arizonica Schaeffer (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Cassidinae: Chalepini)
Riley, Edward G.
Zootaxa
2019
2019-10-14
4686
1
133
139
77298
(Baly)
Baly
Baly
1885
[151,448,1670,1696]
Insecta
Chrysomelidae
Pentispa
Animalia
Coleoptera
1
134
Arthropoda
species
suturalis
( Figs 1, 3–8, Map 1)
Chalepus suturalis Baly 1885:51[ original description]. Typelocality: Guatemala: Dueñas Microrhopala suturalis Weise 1905:135[ original description]. Typelocality: [ México– implied from title of the work], Canelas. Weise 1911a:73[as synonym of Microrhopala suturalis(Baly)].
Microrhopala arizonicaSchaeffer: Weise 1911a:73[as synonym of Microrhopala suturalis(Baly)] Penthispa suturalis(Baly): Weise 1911b:37[newly combined, incorrect subsequent spelling of generic name]. Type material of suturalis Baly, 1885: Lectotype( Fig 1) here designated, sex undetermined, labeled “[light-blue circle border] SYN- | TYPE || Duenas, | Guatemala, | G. C. Champion || Godman-Salvin | Coll., Biol. | Centr.-Amer. || Chalepus| suturalis | Baly | Guatemala|| [red label] LECTOTYPE| Chalepus| suturalisBaly| desig. E.G.Riley”. Conserved in NHML, card mounted, in good condition, distal antennomeres of right antenna glued to card. Baly (1885)did not indicate a type, and since he did not state the number of specimens before him and nothing provided in the work implies that he had more than one specimen, the number of originally included specimens cannot be definitively determined. To fix the application of this name, a lectotypeis designated. Repositor(ies) of possible paralectotypesunknown. Baly (1886)added the locality Cordova, Méxicofor this species, but this supplement was issued the year following the original description so the specimen(s) from this locality are not part of the type series. FIG. 1. Chalepus suturalisBaly, lectotypeand labels. Fig. 2. Microrhopala arizonicaSchaeffer, lectotypeand labels. Figs 3-8, Pentispa suturalis(Baly), 3) dorsal habitus [Valle de Bravo, México] 4), antenna, 5) vertex of head, 6) elytral apices, 7) fourth tarsomere, lateral, 8) fourth tarsomere, oblique-ventral (arrows indicate tooth). Figs 9-13, Microrhopala arizonicaSchaeffer, 9) dorsal habitus [Carr Canyon, Arizona], 10) antenna, 11) vertex of head, 12) elytral apices, 13) fourth tarsomere, oblique-lateral. Habitus images to scale bar; comparable body-part images to scale, respectively. Typematerial of M. suturalis Weise, 1905:135. Whereabouts of typematerial unknown ( Staines 2015). Remarks: The typelocality of M. suturalisWeiseis Canelas, México, here accepted as Canelas in the state of Durango. Weise’s description is reasonably detailed, yet there remains some uncertainty as to which species recognized in the present work it belongs. With the absence of typematerial for verification, this name remains a subjective junior synonym of P. suturalis(Baly)where placed by Weise (1911a). It is probably correctly placed given the currently-known ranges of both species.
Other specimens examined(26 total): MEXICO: Chiapas: 11 mi.W San Cristobalde las Casas, 7300’, VI-4-1974, C. W. & L. O’Brien& Marshall[1 EGRC]; 3 miNW Pueblo Nuevo, VII-27-1965, G. H. Nelson[1 EGRC]; SW side of Cerro Huitepec, 2500m, VIII-18-1991, R. W. Jones[1 TAMU]. Guerrero: 4 mi.W Chilpancingo, ca. 4000 ft., VII-15-1984, J. B. Woolley[1 TAMU]. Hidalgo: 1 km. S Eioxochitilán, 20.7362°N, 98.81120°W, VIII-14-2017, S. Niño& Y. V Gómez[1 SNMC]; 12 mi.NW Jacala, Hwy.85, 5600’, VII-25-1982, C. W. & L. O’Brian, Marshall[1 EGRC]; 23 mi.NE Jacala, 5200’, V-27-1974, C. W. & L. O’Brien& Marshall[1 EGRC] 25 mi.NE Jacala, 5100’, V-27-1974, C. W. & L. O’Brien, Marshall[1 EGRC]; Jalisco: El Tepalo, VIII-2-2015, S. Niño[1 SNMC]. México: Real de Arriba, Temescaltepec, 6-700 ft., 1932, H. E. Hinton, R. L. Usinger, B.M. 1959-100 [1 NHML]; 3 mi.N Valle de Bravo, VI-28-1965, G. H. Nelson, sweeping roadside vegetation [1 EGRC]; 6 mi.E Valle de Bravo, VII-16-1966, P. M. & P. K. Wagner[1 TAMU]; 10 mi.N Valle de Bravo, 8900’, VIII-6-1982, C. W. & L. O’Brien& G. Wibmer[3 EGRC]; Temascaltipec Dist., Temascaltepec, 1933, ca. 5000 ft., H. E. Hinton, R. L. Usinger, B.M. 1959-100 [2 NHML]. Michoacán: 2 mi.S Carapan, VII-6-1985, Woolley& Zolnerowich[2 TAMU]; 31 mi.E Morelia, Hwy.15, 7750’, VIII-15-1982,, C. W. & L. O’Brien& Wibmer[1 EGRC]. Morelos: 8 km. N Cuernavaca, Hwy.95, IX-5-1982, C. & L. O’Brien, G. Wibmer[1 EGRC]. Nuevo León: Chipinque Mesa(nr. Monterrey), 4000’, VIII-22-1974, O’Briens& Marshall[1 EGRC]. Oaxaca: San Grabriel, Etla, VI-17-2016, S. Niño[1 SNMC]. San Luis Potosi: west of Ciudad Valles, Hwy.70 nr. km. 82, microwave tower road, VII-12-1990, T. Carlow& D. Emlen[1 TAMU]. Veracruz: Municipio Huayacocotla, III-21-2011, L. Martínez[1 SNMC]. [no locality] Baly Coll.[1 NHML].
2425496264
[151,533,1839,1866]
Guatemala
Duenas
1
134
1
holotype
2425496283
[151,884,1966,1994]
Mexico
Canelas
1
134
1
holotype
2425496272
1974-06-04
EGRC
C. W. & L. O'Brien & Marshall
Mexico
Casas
3
136
1
Chiapas
2425496263
1965-07-27
1991-08-18
1965-07-27
EGRC, TAMU
G. H. Nelson & R. W. Jones
Mexico
2500
Cerro Huitepec
3
136
1
Chiapas
2425496265
1984-07-15
TAMU
Woolley
Mexico
1219
4 mi. W Chilpancingo
3
136
1
Guerrero
2425496269
2017-08-14
SNMC
S Eioxochitilan & Nino & Gomez
Mexico
20.7362
Hidalgo
5
-98.8112
3
136
1
Hidalgo
2425496277
[286,1307,872,899]
1982-07-25
EGRC
C. W. & L. O'Brian & Marshall
Mexico
Hwy.
3
136
1
Hidalgo
2425496273
1974-05-27
EGRC
C. W. & L. O'Brien & Marshall
Mexico
Jacala
3
136
1
Hidalgo
2425496279
1974-05-27
EGRC
C. W. & L. O'Brien & Marshall
Mexico
25 mi. NE Jacala
3
136
1
Hidalgo
2425496266
[559,1150,944,971]
2015-08-02
SNMC
Nino
Mexico
El Tepalo
3
136
1
Jalisco
2425496282
NHML
Temescaltepec & Hinton & Usinger
Mexico
108
Real de Arriba
3
136
1
Mexico
2425496270
1965-06-28
EGRC
Nelson
Mexico
3 mi. N Valle de Bravo
3
136
1
Mexico
2425496268
1966-07-16
TAMU
Wagner
Mexico
6 mi. E Valle de Bravo
3
136
1
Mexico
2425496271
1982-08-06
EGRC, NHML
C. W. & L. O'Brien & Wibmer & Temascaltepec & H. E. Hinton & R. L. Usinger
Mexico
1524
Temascaltipec Dist.
3
136
1
Mexico
2425496278
1982-08-15
1985-07-06
1982-08-15
TAMU, EGRC
Woolley & Zolnerowich & C. W. & L. O'Brien & Wibmer
Hwy.
Carapan
3
136
1
Michoacan de Ocampo
2425496274
1982-09-05
EGRC
C. & L. O'Brien & G. Wibmer
Hwy.
Cuernavaca
3
136
1
Morelos
2425496276
1974-08-22
EGRC
O'Briens & Marshall
Monterrey
Chipinque Mesa
3
136
1
Nuevo Leon
2425496280
[533,1228,1232,1259]
2016-06-17
SNMC
Nino
Etla
San Grabriel
3
136
1
Oaxaca
2425496281
1990-07-12
TAMU
T. Carlow & D. Emlen
Hwy.
Ciudad Valles
3
136
1
San Luis Potosi
2425496267
[151,1375,1304,1331]
2011-03-21
SNMC, NHML
L. Martinez & Baly Coll.
Municipio Huayacocotla
3
136
1
Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave