Henosepilachna buqueti (Montrouzier)

Nattier, Romain, Jourdan, Hervé, Mille, Christian & Chazeau, Jean, 2015, An annotated checklist of the Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from New Caledonia, Zootaxa 4058 (3), pp. 301-331 : 314

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scientific name	Henosepilachna buqueti (Montrouzier)
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Epilachna buqueti Montrouzier, 1861: 305 .

Henosepilachna buqueti: Bielawski 1972: 559 .

Bielawski (1963, 1972) added details to the original description by Montrouzier. Bielawski (1963) had also examined a specimen from Fiji Islands. This taxon is widespread in New Caledonia. It has been recorded around Nouméa (Saint-Louis, Forêt de Thi), on the west coast (Nouméa to Koné), Canala, Central Range (Mt Mou, Col d’Amieu), but also in the north (Ouayaguette, Diahot Valley), Belep Islands (type locality: Art Island). Host plants are restricted to wild, adventive Solanaceae View in CoL , which casts doubt the endemic origin of this species (there are no native Solanaceae View in CoL in New Caledonia).

Material examined. NEW CALEDONIA: Col d'Amieu, 23.vii.1977 (J. Chazeau rec.) ( ONNC); Col d'Amieu, 19.i.1977 (J. Balogh rec.) ( ONNC); Col d'Amieu, 29.xi.1983 (J. Chazeau rec.) ( ONNC); Forêt de Thi, 22.ii.1957 ( ONNC); Forêt de Thi, 19.i.1981 ( De Bauwe rec.) ( ONNC); Forêt de Thi, 11.iv.1981 (J. Chazeau rec.) ( ONNC); Ouayaguette, 610 m, forêt humide, x.1988 (J. Chazeau rec.) ( ONNC); Saint-Louis, vii.1964 ( ONNC); Saint-Louis, ii.1965 (P. Cochereau rec.) ( ONNC); Vallée du Diahot ( ONNC).

Literature records. NEW CALEDONIA: Saint-Louis, near Nouméa, ii.1965 (P. Cochereau rec.); Saint-Louis, near Nouméa, 7.vii.1964; Kanala (coll. A. Fauvel in IRSNB); Nouméa, à Koné (Delauney rec.) (coll. A. Fauvel in IRSNB) ( Bielawski 1972).