Chaetocnema (Chaetocnema) puncticollis ( Motschulsky, 1858 )

Ruan, Yongying, Yang, Xingke, Konstantinov, Alexander S., Prathapan, Kaniyarikkal D. & Zhang, Mengna, 2019, Revision of the Oriental Chaetocnema species (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini), Zootaxa 4699 (1), pp. 1-206 : 90-91

32. Chaetocnema (Chaetocnema) puncticollis ( Motschulsky, 1858)

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Plectroscelis puncticollis Motschulsky, 1858: 107 . TL: India. TD: ZMUM.

Plectroscelis discreta Baly, 1876: 596 . TL: China, Xinjiang (Kin Kiang). TD: BMNH. Synonymized by Medvedev, 2006. Plectroscelis granulifrons Baly, 1876: 596 . TL: China. TD: BMNH. Synonymized by Heikertinger, 1951: 214.

Chaetocnema kanika Maulik, 1926: 216 . TL: India. TD: IMCI. Synonymized by Scherer, 1969: 163.

Chaetocnema discreta: Chen, 1933: 229 .

Chaetocnema (Chaetocnema) puncticollis: Konstantinov et al., 2011: 19 .

Distribution: China (Zhejiang, Hubei, Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong, Hainan, Hongkong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Xinjiang, Xizang), Vietnam, Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia (Sumatra); Palearctic Region: Japan ( Kimoto & Gressitt, 1966), North Korea ( Konstantinov et al., 2011), South Korea ( Takizawa, 1980).

Host plants: Achyranthes japonica (Miq.) Nakai (Amaranthaceae) ( Gressitt & Kimoto, 1963; Scherer, 1969); Alternanthera sessilis (Linn.) (Amaranthaceae) (recorded here, also recorded in Gressitt & Kimoto, 1963; Scherer, 1969); Beta vulgaris (Chenopodiaceae) ( Gressitt & Kimoto, 1963; Scherer, 1969); Duchesnea indica (Andr.) Focke (Rosaceae) ( Chûjô, 1958; Gressitt & Kimoto, 1963; Scherer, 1969); Glycine max Merr. (Fabaceae) ( Gressitt & Kimoto, 1963; Scherer, 1969); Polygonum filiforme Thumb. (Polygonaceae) ( Gressitt & Kimoto, 1963; Scherer, 1969), Rubus buergeri Miquel ( Gressitt & Kimoto, 1963; Scherer, 1969), R. parvifolius L. ( Gressitt & Kimoto, 1963; Scherer, 1969), R. sieboldii (Rosaceae) ( Chûjô, 1958; Gressitt & Kimoto, 1963; Scherer, 1969), Solanum melongena L. var. esculentum Nees (Solanaceae) ( Gressitt & Kimoto, 1963; Scherer, 1969).

Description: Description is not provided here, as this species has already been revised by Konstantinov et al. (2011) (as Chaetocnema discreta ).

Type: Chaetocnema discreta : Lectotype female: 1) Type HT, 2) Baly Coll.,3) Chaetocnema discreta Baly , China; 4 ) Lectotype Chaetocnema discreta Baly des. A. S. Konstantinov et al. 2009 (1 BMNH) .

Chaetocnema granulifrons : Lectotype female: 1) Type HT, 2) Baly Coll., 3) Chaetocnema granulifrons Baly , China; 4) Lectotype Chaetocnema granulifrons Baly des. A. S. Konstantinov 2010, 5) Chaetocnema discreta Baly det. A. Konstantinov 2010 (1 BMNH).

Material: 1♂ ( IZCAS), China: Fujian, Wuyi mountain, Aotou, 6.VI.1976, Chaetocnema discreta Baly det. Peiyu Yu; 1♂ ( IZCAS), China: Fujian, Fuzhou, 10.VI.1955; 10♂ 16♀ ( IZCAS), China: Fujian, 1945–1946; 1♂ ( IZCAS), China: Fujian, Fuzhou, 1955.VII.1; 10♂ 17♀ ( IZCAS), China: Jiangxi, nanchang, 1979.IX.9, leg. Peiyu Yu, Host plant: Alternanthera sessilis (Linn.) DC.; 1♂ 1♀ ( IZCAS), China: Zhejiang, Hangzhou, 1951, Host plant: Solanum melongena ; 3♂ 6♀ ( IZCAS), China: Zhejiang, Hangzhou; 2♂ 1♀ ( IZCAS), China: Chongqing, Beipei, 17.V.1941; 1♂ 4♀ ( IZCAS), China: Sichuan, Wushan, Jiangdong village, 2.VIII.1993, alt. 140m, leg. Xingke Yang et al.; 1♂ ( IZCAS), China: Hainan, Jianfengling, 1980.IV.17, alt. 75m, leg. Shuyong Wang; 4♂ 5♀ ( IZCAS), China: Hainan, Wangning, 1960.IV.15, alt. 10m, leg. Suofu Li; 57 ( IZCAS), China: Hainan, Wangning, 1960.IV.15, alt. 10m, leg. Suofu Li; 1♂ ( IZCAS), China: Guangxi, Daxing, 1998.III.30, leg. Chunsheng Wu, alt. 280m; 1♂ ( IZCAS), China: Guangxi, Jinxiu, alt. 600m, 11.V.1999, leg. Mingyuan Gao; 6♂ 9♀ ( IZCAS), China: Yunnan, Jingping, 21.IV.1956, alt. 420m, leg. Keren Huang et al.; 4♂ 6♀ ( IZCAS), China, Yunan, Xishuangbanna, 15.IV. 1982, leg.Shengqiao Jiang. 1♂ 1♀ ( IZCAS), Vietnam: Tonkin, 16.VI.04, MUSEUM PARIS, Coll. L. BEDEL 1922, Chaetocnema discreta Baly ; 1♀ ( IZCAS), Vietnam: Tonkin, leg. ade Cooman; 1♀ ( BMNH), Thailand: Siam, Bankok, leg. H. Hillman, B.M.1928–366; 25 ( USNM), Thailand: Korat, Si Khiu, Pak Chong, 22. August, 1952, R. E. Elbel, Loan from USNM 2065634; 1 ( USNM), Malaysia, Selangor Serdang, II.1940, NLH Krauss, Loan from USNM 2065634; 1 ( BMNH), Kepahiang, Sumatra, 1960ft, Chaetocnema puncticollis det. Yongying Ruan, 2016; 1 ( BMNH), Calcutta (India), Atkinson Coll, 92–3, Chaetocnema puncticollis Motsch., 1858 , Det. Yongying Ruan, 2016; 4 ( BMNH), 10207, Alternanthera triandra , SRI LANKA, Cent. Agric. Res. Inst. Peradeniya, 12. xi. 91, ex Alternanthera triandra, C. Kudagamage collection, IIE 22822, Chaetocnema sp. 2. det. M.L. Cox, 1993, Chae- tocnema puncticollis Motsch., 1858 , Det. Yongying Ruan, 2016; 1 ( BMNH), LOT 1894, SUBL. 11, TO BM, LIST 070–05, LOT 1896/11, 95., Pres by Comm Inst Ent, B. M. 1981–315, Chaetocnema puncticollis Motsch., 1858 , Det. Yongying Ruan, 2016.

Remarks: C. puncticollis closely resembles C. furthi (see “Remarks” section under C. furthi ).

Figures

FIGURE 53. Chaetocnema puncticollis. A Male habitus. B Pronotum and peri-scutellar area. C Head, frontal view. D Aedeagus, ventral view. E Aedeagus, lateral view. F Apex of aedeagus, ventral view. G Vaginal palpi. H Spermatheca. I Pygidium (tergite 7) of female. J Lateral view of head, indicating strongly raised vertex.