Chelymorpha multipunctata (Olivier, 1790)

Sekerka, Lukáš, 2020, Commented catalogue of Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) of the state of São Paulo, Brazil, with remarks on the collection of Jaro Mráz in the National Museum in Prague, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae (Acta. Ent. Mus. Natl. Pragae) 60 (2), pp. 667-707 : 691

* Chelymorpha multipunctata (Olivier, 1790)

Published records. Campinas (Vൺඌർඈඇർൾඅඅඈඌ-Nൾඍඈ 1988, as C. cribraria auct.); Guarulhos (Bඎඓඓං 1988, as C. rufipennis Boheman, 1854 ); Bocaina (Bඈඋඈඐංൾർ 1996, as ‘ rufipennis ’ form); São Paulo (Bඈඋඈඐංൾർ 2002, as C. cribraria auct.); Jundiaí (Bඈඋඈඐංൾർ & TൺΚංඓൺඐൺ 2011, as C. cribraria auct.); Rio Claro; Saltinho (Lඈඉൾඌ et al. 2016, as C. cribraria auct.).

Additional record. BRAZIL: Sඞඈ Pൺඎඅඈ: Taubaté, 27.x.2005, 1 spec., Z. Tüdös leg. (OKZC).

Distribution. Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil (Amapá, Amazonas, Distrito Federal, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, São Paulo), Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, St. Vincent, Trinidad, USA, and Venezuela.

Remarks. For a long time, this taxon was known under the name C. cribraria ; however, the name was misapplied and true C. cribraria was synonymized with C. cassidea (Fabricius, 1775) . Thus, the oldest available synonym became the valid name for this taxon (SൾΚൾඋΚൺ +| Bൺඋ- ർඅൺඒ 2014).