Calligrapha (Zygogramma) piceicollis Stål, 2024

Clark, Shawn M., Douglas, Hume B. & Cavan, Daniel J., 2024, Notes on Calligrapha Chevrolat (Subgenus Zygogramma Chevrolat) and Tritaenia Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae), The Coleopterists Bulletin 78 (2), pp. 281-295 : 285

Calligrapha (Zygogramma) piceicollis Stål , new combination

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Calligrapha picicollis Stål 1859: 322 .

The original spelling was “ picicollis ”, but the prevailing usage is “ piceicollis ” (see ICZN 1999:Article 33.3.1; Riley et al. 2003). The species was originally named in Calligrapha , but it was subsequently treated in Zygogramma for many years. Maes and Gómez-Zurita (2016) returned it to Calligrapha , publishing the combination “ Calligrapha (Zygospila) picicollis ”. Calligrapha aggregata Stål, 1860 is a junior synonym. Riley et al. (2003) listed “ Zygogramma piceicollis ” from Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Mexico, and Central America. This species is associated with various species of Asteraceae , but it has also been reported from plants in numerous other families ( Clark et al. 2004).

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Fig. 1. Dorsal habitus of Calligrapha (Zygogramma) and Tritaenia species. A) C. (Z.) arizonica, B) C. (Z.) conjuncta, C) C. (Z.) pallida, D) C. (Z.) continua, E) C. (Z.) disrupta, F) C. (Z.) estriata, G) C. (Z.) exclamationis, H) C. (Z.) heterothecae, I) C. (Z.) malvae, J) C. (Z.) opifera, K) C. (Z.) piceicollis, L) C. (Z.) signatipennis, M) C. (Z.) suturalis, N) C. (Z.) suturalis, O) C. (Z.) tortuosa, P) T.(Ithygramma) cognata, Q) T.(Tritaenia) quinquevirgata. Scale bars = 2 mm.