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