Alurnus salvini Baly 1885

Staines, C. L., 2013, A review of the genus Alurnus Fabricius, 1775 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae), Insecta Mundi 2013 (291), pp. 1-34 : 21-22

Alurnus salvini Baly 1885

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Alurnus salvini Baly 1885: 5 [lectotype (here designated): Costa Rica (BMNH). Paralectotypes (here designated): Chiriquí (BMNH, 1); Bugabá, Panamá, Champion (BMNH, 2); Bugabá, 800-1500 ft., Champion (BMNH, 2)]. Donckier 1899: 558 (catalog); Jacobson 1899: 250 (revision); Weise 1910: 103 (key), 1911a: 14 (catalog), 1911b: 19 (catalog); Uhmann 1930: 237 (faunal list), 1957a: 40 (catalog); Fischer 1935: 270 (revision); Blackwelder 1946: 721 (faunal list); Papp 1953: 33 (catalog); Wilcox 1975: 138 (catalog); Hsaio and Windsor 1999: 43 (phylogeny); Staines and Staines 1999: 522 (Baly species list); Staines 2011: 48 (faunal list).

Alurnus salvini fallax Jacobson 1899: 249 [type: locality not specified (BMNH?)]. Weise 1911a: 14 (catalog), 1911b: 19 (catalog); Fischer 1935: 270 (revision); Blackwelder 1946: 721 (faunal list); Papp 1953: 33 (catalog).

Alurnus salvini panamensis Pic 1922: 27 [holotype: Panama, (MNHN)]. Fischer 1935: 270 (revision); Blackwelder 1946: 721 (faunal list); Papp 1953: 34 (catalog); Descarpentries and Villiers 1959: 142.

Description. Head, pronotum, scutellum, venter (except apical sternite yellowish), and legs black; elytra yellowish with apical quarter and three large spots black. Head: vertex and front rugose-punctate, medial sulcus and two lateral sulci present, ocular sulcus present, with row of setae in each sulcus; front rugose; clypeus punctate. Antenna: antennomere 1 subglobose, 2x length of 2; 2 transverse, narrower than 1; 3-10 cylindrical; 3 length 2.5x as long as 1 and 2 combined; 4-5 subequal in length, combined 0.75x length of 3; 6-10 subequal in length, each 0.75x length of 5; 11 sharply pointed at apex; 1-6 sparsely punctate, each puncture with pale seta; 7-11 more densely punctate, each puncture with pale seta. Pronotum: wider at base than long; lateral margin converging from base to apex, obtusely angulate just beyond middle; anterior angle rounded; posterior angle with small tooth; surface finely punctured, more densely laterally; slightly depressed basally; glabrous; pronotal length 4-5 mm; pronotal width 4-5 mm. Scutellum: cordate; alutaceous. Elytron: oblong; lateral and apical margins smooth, slightly explanate, rounded at apex; sutural angle with small tooth; humerus prominent, rounded; surface distinctly punctate; without costae; elytral length 13-19 mm; elytral width 7-11 mm. Leg: femur and tibia sparsely punctate, each puncture with pale seta; tibiae with fringe of golden setae on inner apical margin. Venter: pro-, meso-, and metasterna punctate medially, each puncture with pale setae, rugose laterally; abdominal sterna punctate, each puncture with white seta, slightly rugose laterally. Total length: 15.7-24.0 mm.

Larval host plant. Unknown. Adults have been collected on Chamaedorea sp. ( Staines 2011) and Bactris gasaeipes H.B.K. ( Arecaceae ).

Distribution. Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela.

Specimens examined. No data ( FSCA, 1; USNM, 1). Colombia. New Grenada ( ZIN, 1). Costa Rica. No further data ( USNM, 1; BMNH, 5). Guanacaste: El Coco , 25 ft., 18.x.1963 ( BYU, 1) ; Pozo Azul ( PSUC, 1) ; Tilarán, Tierras Morenas, 900-1000 m, Z. P. Tenorio ( INBio, 4). Heredia: La Selva Biological Station , 14.vi.1997 ( LSUC, 3), 23.vii.1978 ( USNM, 1) ; Sarapiquí, La Virgen, 100-200 m, P. N. Braulio Carrillo ( INBio, 3) ; Sarapiquí ( PSUC, 2). Limón: Limón, Valle La Estrella , 0-100 m, La Armistad Caribe, R. B. Hitoy Cerere ( INBio, 21) ; Talamanca, Sixaola, 0-100 m, R. V. S. Gandoca-Manzanillo ( INBio, 1). Puntarenas: Buenos Aries, Potrero Grande , 1400-1500 m, P. N. La Armistad ( INBio, 7) ; Coto Brus, Sablito, 1400-1500 m, La Amistad Pacifico ( INBio, 25) ; Golfito , 1.viii.1957 a ( LACM, 1) ; Golfito, Jiménez, 500-600 m, P. N. Corcovado ( INBio, 1) ; La Cruz, Santa Cecilia, 600-700 m, P. N. Guanacaste ( INBio, 1) ; Osa, Sierpe, 200-300 m, R. F. Gulfo Dulce ( INBio, 3) ; 6 km S. San Vito, 08 o 42’N 83 o 00’W, 13-18.iii.1967 ( USNM, 2) ; nr. San Vito, 20.iii.1969 ( BLCU). San José: Pérez Zeledón, San Pedro, 1500-1600 m, P. N. Chirripó ( INBio, 2) ; Tarrazú, San Lorenzo, 700-800 m, Z. P. Cerro Nara ( INBio, 1). Panama. No further data ( USNM, 1; BMNH, 2). Bocas del Toro: no further data ( USNM, 1). Chiriquí: no further data ( NMW, 1; ZIN, 1) ; Bugabá ( BMNH, 3) ; Chiriquí ( BMNH, 5; PSUC, 1) ; Cont’l Divide Trail , 2-4.vii.1997 ( UGCA) ; Reserva La Fortuna, Cont. Divide Trail , 27.vi.1996 ( HPSC, 1) ; north of Santa Clara, 6.v.1995 ( HPSC, 3). Darien: Estación Ambiental Cana, 650 m, 4.vi.1996 ( CMNC, 1). Panama: Cerro Campana , 850 m, 8.iv.1972 ( BMNH, 1), 15.vii.1960 ( BLCU) ; 7-10 km NE Llano, 21-30.iv.1995 ( FSCA, 1). Veragras: Alto de piedra above Santa Fe , 800 m ; 22.vii.1999 ( HPSC, 1). Venezuela. Zulia: Las Trojas, vii.1933 ( BMNH, 1). Total : 115 .