Agrosteomela indica (Hope, 1831)

Ge, Si-Qin, Yang, Xing-Ke, Wang, Shu-Yong & Li, Wen-Zhu, 2004, Revision of the Genus Agrosteomela Gistl (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae), The Coleopterists Bulletin 58 (2), pp. 273-284 : 276-280

Agrosteomela indica (Hope, 1831)

( Figs. 1, 3 , 6–8, 13–14)

Chrysomela indica Hope , l83l, in Gray, Misc. Zool.: 29. Holotype male at BMNH (the Natural History Museum, London with label data: a) ‘‘ Holotype,’’ b) ‘‘ India.’’

Paralina indica: Baly 1859:155 .

Chrysomela caschmirensis: Redtenbacher, 1848 , in Hugel, Kaschmir 4:558.

Lina elata: Stål, 1857 , Öfv. af K. Vet. Ak. Förh: 60.

Agrosteomela indica: Monrós and Bechyné l956:ll30.

Agrosteomela indica indica: Gressitt and Kimoto 1963:331 .

Description. Form: Elongate; strongly convex dorsally (Figs. 6, 7). Length: 13.5–14.5 mm (measured from the apex of the clypeus to the apex of the elytra); width: 6.5–7.5 mm (measured at base of the elytra). Color: Head, thorax, and underside of the body metallic dark-green; apical sternite of abdomen yellowish-brown or dark-brown, two basal antennal segments and apex of tibiae reddish-brown; elytra reddish-brown or dark-brown. Head: Deeply inserted in prothorax, with fine punctures. Clypeus short, with depressed line between labrum and clypeus. Outer surface with dense punctures and sparse pubescence. Eyes elliptical; average dorso-ventral eye length ¼ 0.32 mm; average interocular distance (at dorso-mesal margins) ¼ 1.76 mm; Two apical maxillary palpi broadened. Coronal suture invisible. Antennae slender, segment (1–11) length (average of type series) in millimeters 0.56, 0.24, 0.56, 0.36, 0.32, 0.32, 0.40, 0.32, 0.48, 0.48, 0.72. Pronotum: Average length at middle ¼ 5.10 mm, average width at middle ¼ 3.10 mm. Posterior angles almost right angles; central disc impunctate; lateral margin depressed, with a deep depression on each side, from basal margin to the middle, with deep punctures in depressions. Scutellum: Triangular , with apex rounded, impunctate. Elytra: Length ¼ 1.20 mm, width (at middle) ¼ 8.0 mm. Distinctly striate, interstice with fine punctures; epipleuron broadened basally, strongly narrowed posteriorly, inner edge bearing a row of fine setae. Underside: Finely pubescent. Shiny, prosternal process and metasternum impunctate, finely pubescent, metaepisternum with dense and coarse punctures. Abdominal sternite with fine punctures. Inner margin of epipleuron with line of setae. Median lobe: Apex of aedeagus rounded in ventral view. In lateral view long and slender, gradually thinned towards apex ( Figs. 13, 14 ).

Material Examined. China: Taiwan: Mt. Ali , Aug 1981, 1 female, Wu. Sichuan: Mt. Emei : Chudian, 28 Jun 1957, 1 female, Han. Yunnan: Lijiang, 8 May 1974, 1 female, 1 Aug 1982, 1 female, Song, Mt. Gaoligong , May 1983, 1 female; Zhongdian: Chongjianghe, 1,800–2,100 m, 1 Aug 1958, 1 female, Li; 2,400 m, 8 Aug 1984, 1 male, Wang; Yunlong: Mt. Zhiben, 2,250 m, 23 Jun 1981, 1 male, Liao; Tengwei, 2,400 m, 10 May 1955, 1 male, Xue; Jingdong: Mt. Wuliang, 1,800–2,430 m, 21 Mar 1957, 1 female, Hong; Lushui: Pianma, 1,750 m, 27 May 1981, 1 female, Liao; 2,100 m, 29 May 1981, 1 male, Zhao; 2,300 m, 29 May 1981, 1 male, 1 female, Wang; Tibet: Lilong, 2,800 m, 17 Jul 1975, 1 male, 1 female, Zhang, Milin: Jiage, 3,000 m, 20 Sep 1974, 1female, Huang; Mêdog, 1,600 m, 28 Oct 1982, 1 male, 1 female, Han; Gedang, 2,000 m, 14 Oct 1982, 1 female, Han; Chayu, 2,300 m, 18 Jul 1973, 3 males, 3 females; 2,380 m, 18 Jul 1973, 2 males, 1 female; 3,300 m, 21 Jul 1973, 1 male, Huang; Nielamu: Zhangmu, 2,600 m, 11 May 1966, 1 female, Wang .

Distribution. Taiwan, Sichuan, Yunnan, Tibet; Burma (from reference), India, Nepal (from reference).

Host. Asclepidaceae.

Figures

Figs. 1, 3. Agrosteomela indica (Hope). 1) Lateral view; 3) ventral view. Figs. 2, 4. Agrosteella violaceicollis Ge and Wang. 2) Lateral view; 4) ventral view.

Figs. 13–22. Ventral and lateral views of median lobe of Agrosteomela spp. 13–14) A. indica (Hope); 15–16) A. chinensis (Weise); 17–18) A. impressiuscula (Fairmaire); 19–20) A. flavipennis new species; 21–22) A. nigrita new species.