Psyllobora Chevrolat, 1836

Duarte-De-Mélo, Jefferson, Almeida, Lúcia Massutti De & Lima, Iracilda Maria De Moura, 2025, A diversity panorama of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from Northeastern Brazil, Zootaxa 5728 (3), pp. 451-495 : 466-467

Psyllobora Chevrolat, 1836

Psyllobora Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836: 434; Mulsant, 1850: 166; 1866: 126; Crotch, 1874: 135; Chapuis, 1876: 184; Gorham, 1892: 165; Korschefsky, 1932: 558; Timberlake, 1943: 41; Blackwelder, 1945: 455; Belicek, 1976: 352; Almeida, 1985: 56; Gordon, 1987: 15–17.

Thea Mulsant, 1846: 159 ; 1850: 206; 1866: 147; Crotch, 1874: 133; Chapuis, 1876: 185; Casey, 1899: 100; Gorham, 1892: 165; Timberlake, 1943: 41, 59; Fürsch, 1966: 90.

Type species: Coccinella lineola Fabricius, 1775 ; by subsequent designation of Timberlake (1943).

Distribution by States in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Maranhão; Ceará; Rio Grande do Norte; Paraíba; Pernambuco; Bahia; Alagoas; Sergipe.

Species from the Northeast Region of Brazil. Psyllobora bicongregata Boheman, 1859 [ new record] ( Fig. 16 ); Psyllobora confluens ( Fabricius, 1801) ; Psyllobora consitoides Mader, 1958 [ new record] ( Fig. 17 ); Psyllobora delicata Almeida, 1985 ; Psyllobora gratiosa Mader, 1958 ; Psyllobora lenta Mulsant, 1850 [ new record] ( Fig. 18 ); Psyllobora mocquerysii Mulsant, 1850 ; Psyllobora picturata Mulsant, 1866 ; Psyllobora rufosignata Mulsant, 1850 ; Psyllobora sicardi Almeida, 1991 .

Material examined. Psyllobora bicongregata : “ BRASIL, Maranhão, São José/ de Ribamar, 2014-2015, Presa:/ Praelongorthezia praelonga ,/ Planta: citrus,/ Ramos, A. S. J. C. leg.” “ Psyllobora bicongregata / Boheman, 1859 / Almeida, L. M. det 2020” [white label] 1 ex. [ DZUP 246401]. Psyllobora consitoides : “Recife – Pernambuco / Brasil/ Col. Bento Dantas/ 5-9-1945 ” [handwritten white label] “289/ FCC-436” [white label] “ Psyllobora consistoides [ consitoides ]/ Mader, 1958 / L. M. de Almeida det.” 1 ex. [ MNRJ]; “Maceió- Vila [ Alagoas]\ 20.IV.1981 \ LIMA, I. M. de M.” “eclosão 24/04\ Amoreira\ folha” [handwritten white label] “ Psyllobora / consitoides / Mader, 1958 / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023” [white label] 1 ex. [ DZUP 327223]; “MACEIÓ – AL [ Alagoas]/ 26-IV-1991 / Lima, I. M. M” “FOLHAS DE/ AMOREIRA/ C/ FUNGO ” [handwritten white label] “ Psyllobora / consitoides / Mader, 1958 / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023” [white label] 1 ex. [ DZUP 092724]; “Maceió – Alagoas / Brasil – 04. V.1997 / LIMA, L.M.P. leg.” “em folhas de amoreira c/ fungo” [handwritten white label] “ Psyllobora / consitoides / Mader, 1958 / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023” [white label] 2 ex. [ DZUP 092728, 092729]; “Ipioca – Maceió/ Alagoas-Brasil/ 04-IV-1999 / LIMA, A. J. de M.” [handwritten white label] “ Psyllobora / consitoides / Mader, 1958 / J. Duarte-de-Mélo det. 2023” [white label] 2 ex. [ DZUP 186167, 186168]. Psyllobora lenta : “Bonito Prov./ Pernambuco,/ Brazil. 8.I.89” [partially handwritten white label] “Col. on/ Cotton” “A.Koebele/ Collector” “ Psyllobora / lenta / Mulsant, 1850 / J. Duarte-de-Mélo, L.M. Almeida & D.S. Basílio det. 2023” [white label] [ MNRJ] 1 ex. [ DZUP 092731]; “Bnito Prov.\ Pernmbuco [ Pernambuco],\ Brazl [Brazil]. 10/I 89” [partially handwritten white label] “Col. on/ Cotton” “A.Koebele/ Collector” “ ♂ ” “ Psyllobora / lenta / Mulsant, 1850 / J. Duarte-de-Mélo, L.M. Almeida & D.S. Basílio det. 2023” [white label] [ MNRJ] 1 ex. [ DZUP 092732]; “Bonito Prov./ Pernambuco,/ Brazil. 8.I.89” [partially handwritten white label] “Col. on/ Cotton” “A.Koebele/ Collector” “ ♀ ” “ Psyllobora / lenta / Mulsant, 1850 / J. Duarte-de-Mélo, L.M. Almeida & D.S. Basílio det. 2023” [white label] [ MNRJ] 1 ex. [ DZUP 092730]; “Brasil, Bahia, 3 km a/ SW de Encruzilhada,/ 15.551°S 40.917°W,/ 740m, 17.xii.2012,/ P.Grossi” “ Psyllobora / lenta / Mulsant, 1850 / J. Duarte-de-Mélo, L.M. Almeida & D.S. Basílio det. 2023” [white label] 1 ex. [ DZUP 092726].

Comments. Currently Psyllobora has 81 species distributed throughout the American continent, 34 species in Brazil (Almeida 1990). Ten species of Psyllobora occur in NE Brazil. Psyllobora bicongregata Boheman, 1859 ; P. consitoides Mader, 1958 ; and P. lenta Mulsant, 1850 are new records for NE Brazil.

Figures

FIGURES 14–19. New records of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) for the Northeast Region of Brazil. 14: Harmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1773). 15: Paraneda pallidula (Mulsant, 1850). 16: Psyllobora bicongregata Boheman, 1859. 17: Psyllobora consitoides Mader, 1958. 18: Psyllobora lenta Mulsant, 1850. 19: Cryptognatha auriculata Mulsant, 1850*. *New record for Brazil. Scale bars = 1 mm.