Aporocassida graphica (Germar, 1823)

Sekerka, Lukáš, 2020, Commented catalogue of Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) of the state of São Paulo, Brazil, with remarks on the collection of Jaro Mráz in the National Museum in Prague, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae (Acta. Ent. Mus. Natl. Pragae) 60 (2), pp. 667-707 : 671

Aporocassida graphica (Germar, 1823)

Published record. São Paulo (BඈΗൾආൺඇ 1854).

Distribution. Argentina, Brazil (São Paulo), and Uruguay.

Remarks. Aporocassida graphica is one of the most common species of Cassidinae in Argentina, where it has been recorded from NW provinces south to Buenos Aires and from Uruguay (ŚඐංශඍඈඃൺŇඌΚൺ 2002). The record from São Paulo was published by BඈΗൾආൺඇ (1854) but was not repeated by subsequent authors (i.e., SඉൺൾඍΗ 1914, Bඈඋඈඐංൾർ 1999, ŚඐංශඍඈඃൺŇඌΚൺ 2002), although Świętojańska listed several specimens vaguely localized as from Brazil. The presence of A. graphica in Brazil (as well as in Paraguay) is quite predictable; so far, the closest record is from Resistencia in the province of Chaco (Bඈඋඈඐංൾർ 1996), which is basically at the border with Paraguay and circa 300 km (air distance) from the Brazilian borders of Rio Grande do Sul. On the other hand, the occurrence of A. graphica in São Paulo and thus in Brazil should be considered dubious until it is confirmed by new material.