Notosacantha poeciloptera (Spaeth, 1913)

Simões, Marianna V. P., Husemann, Martin & Sekerka, Lukáš, 2021, A Catalog of the Tortoise Beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) Collection Deposited in the Zoological Museum Hamburg (ZMH), The Coleopterists Bulletin 75 (1), pp. 191-210 : 199

Notosacantha poeciloptera (Spaeth, 1913) ( Figs. 35–36 )

Hoplionota tricolorata var. poeciloptera Spaeth 1913c: 418 .

Type Localities. “Forêt Nord Fort Dauphin; Tananarivo; Mahatsinjo” [ Madagascar: Forest north of Fort-Dauphin; Antananarivo; Mahatsinjo ] .

Type Specimens Examined. Syntype: pinned, “ Coll. E. Ross | Berlin. N 113 [t, g, cb] || Donckier [t, w, cb] || poeciloptera | m. cotypus | Spaeth det. [t & hw, w, cb] || Madagas- | kar 1914 [t, b, cb] || Hoplionota | poeciloptera | 8.) Spaeth. | Madagaskar. [hw, b, bf, cb] || ZMH 824678 [w, bf, sf]” ( ZMH) .

Current Status. Synonym of Notosacantha horrida ( Boheman, 1850) .

Remarks. Notosacantha poeciloptera was described based on an unknown number of specimens from the collection of the MNHN and Spaeth’ s collection ( Spaeth 1913c). The present specimen is part of the type series and originally came from the collection of H. Dockier, which was purchased by Spaeth. The blue locality label was subsequently added, but its purpose and origin are unknown.

Figures

Figs. 33–48. Type specimens of Cassidinae s. str. deposited at the Zoological Museum Hamburg. 33–34) Metrionella placans Spaeth, paratype; 35–36) Notosacantha poeciloptera (Spaeth), syntype; 37–38) Omocerus (Nebroma) humerosus (Spaeth), syntype; 39–40) Omocerus (s. str.) cupreus (Wagener), syntype; 41–42) Psalidoma holubi Spaeth, syntype; 43–48) Stolas indigacea arrogans (Spaeth), syntypes.