Calligrapha (Zygogramma) opifera 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) opifera Stål , new combination

( Fig. 1J ) Calligrapha opifera Stål 1860: 460 . This species was originally named in Calligrapha but was subsequently treated in Zygogramma for many years. Riley et al. (2003) listed it from Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Mexico. They discounted the reported occurrence in California.

The insects have been reported from an unidentified species of Asteraceae ( Clark et al. 2004) .

Figures

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.