Alurnus dallieri Pic 1926

Staines, C. L., 2013, A review of the genus Alurnus Fabricius, 1775 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae), Insecta Mundi 2013 (291), pp. 1-34 : 11

Alurnus dallieri Pic 1926 (new status)

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Alurnus costalis dallieri Pic 1926: 9 [holotype: Equateur (handwritten)/ sous condition ex. Clermont (handwritten)/ Alurnus costalis v. nov. Dallieri mihi (handwritten)/ Type (handwritten)/ Museum Paris Coll. M. Pic/ Holotype (red label)/ MNHN EC 3050 (MNHN)]. Fischer 1935: 268 (revision); Blackwelder 1946: 721 (faunal list); Uhmann 1957a: 37 (catalog); Descarpentries and Villiers 1959: 142 (types).

Description. Antennae, head, pronotum, scutellum, legs, and venter black; elytra dark red. Head: vertex micropunctate, medial sulcus present, depression present between antennal bases; front and clypeus punctate. Antenna: antennomere 1 subglobose, robust; 2 transverse, short, 0.5x length of 1; 3 cylindrical, longer than 1 and 2 combined; 4-10 cylindrical, decreasing in length; 11 longer than 10, bluntly pointed at apex; punctate, each puncture with pale seta. Pronotum: lateral margin shallowly rounded for basal three-quarters, then converging to apex, margined; anterior angle with large, rounded tooth; posterior angle with small tooth; surface moderately setose, densely rugose-punctate; large transverse basal impression present medially; pronotal length 4.5 mm; pronotal width 6.7 mm. Scutellum: cordate; moderately punctate, each puncture with seta. Elytron: lateral margin straight for basal two-thirds then narrowing to acute sutural angle; humerus moderately produced; slightly constricted behind humerus; faint costae present on disc; surface moderately, sparsely punctate; elytral length 23.9 mm; elytral width 9.6 mm. Leg: slender; punctate, each puncture with pale seta; tibia with tuft of setae at apex. Venter: punctate, each puncture with pale setae; punctate. Total length: 28.9 mm.

Larval host plant. Unknown.

Distribution. Ecuador.

Specimens examined. Ecuador. No further information (MNHN, 1). Total: 1.