Coptocephala sefrensis Pic, 1897

Bezdċk, Jan & Regalin, Renato, 2015, Identity of species-group taxa of the Western Palaearctic Clytrini (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) described by Maurice Pic and Louis Kocher, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae (suppl.) 55, pp. 1-114 : 23-24

Coptocephala sefrensis Pic, 1897

( Figs 11 , 103–107 )

Coptocephala sefrensis Pic, 1897: 165 (original description).

Coptocephala metalliconotata Pic, 1933b: 11 (original description), syn. nov.

Coptocephala metalliconotata var. theryi Pic, 1936a: 26 (original description), syn. nov.

Coptocephala rotroui Kocher, 1969: 111 (original description), syn. nov.

Type localities. Coptocephala sefrensis : ‘ Algérie Sud: Ain Sefra’. Coptocephala metalliconotata : ‘ Algérie: Titen- Yaya’. Coptocephala metalliconotata var. theryi : ‘ Maroc: Azrou’. Coptocephala rotroui : ‘Ksar Aït-Atta, sur le versant sud du Grand-Atlas oriental, au S. E. de Midelt’ [ Morocco].

Type material examined. Coptocephala sefrensis : HOLOTYPE: 1 ♂, ‘ AÏN-SEFRA / Mai-June 1896 / L. BLEUSE [w, p] // sefrensis Pic / type! [w, h] // peutetre von/ de Kerimi Frm.? [w, h] // Coptocephala / sefrensis / Pic / Pic [w, h]’ ( MNHN – coll. Chobaut).

Coptocephala metalliconotata : SYNTYPE: 1♀, ‘TYPE [redletters, w, p] // Oranie /? Titen-Yaya [w, p] // Coptocephala / metalliconotata / nov. sp. Pic [w, h] // Coptocephala / metalliconotata / n sp. [w, h]’ ( MNHN – coll. Rotrou).

Coptocephala metalliconotata var. theryi : SYNTYPES: 1 ♂, ‘ Azrou [h] / Maroc / Coll. THERY [w, p] // metalliconotata / v. Theryi mihi [w, h]’ ( MNHN – coll. Pic); 2 ♂♂3 ♀♀ ‘Azrou [h] / Maroc / Coll. THERY [w, p]’ ( MNHN – coll. Pic); 1 ♂, ‘Azrou [h] / Maroc / Coll. THERY [w, p] // prés / metalliconotata / Pic Ech. 1933, 12 [w, h] // metalliconotata / v. theryi Pic / Ech. 1936, p. 26. [w, h] // TYPE [r, p] // Museum Paris [p] / C. metalliconota / ta theryi Pic [w, h]’ ( MNHN – coll. generale, box ‘ Coptocephala pre-etude Rapilly’).

Coptocephala rotroui : SYNTYPES: 1 ♂, ‘ Ksar Aït-Attah / 28.7.32. [w, h] // Coptocephala / metalliconotata / var. Théryi Pic [h] / Kocher det. [p] 61 [h] / in coll. Peyerh. [w, h] // Coptocephala / nov. sp / det Peyh. [w, h] // ♂ [w, p] // Coptoceph. / rotroui m. [h] / Kocher det. [p] 68 [h] / TYPE [red letters, h]’ ( PJCP); 1 ♀, ‘ Ksar Aït-Attah / 28.7.32. [w, h] // S. E. de Midelt / alt. 1800 [w, h] // ♀ [w, p] // [small blank round blue label]’ ( PJCP).

Distribution. Algeria and Morocco ( REGALIN & MEDVEDEV 2010b).

Comments. We examined the type specimens of all four taxa. As the specimens differ only in the black pattern on head which varies from small spots on internal margins of eyes to wide irregular black stripe between eyes ( Figs 104, 106 ), we treat all the taxa as colour variations of C. sefrensis and we synonymize them. Coptocephala sefrensis is similar to C. perrisi . For distinguishing characters see comments under C. perrisi .

Figures

Figs 11–14. 11 – Coptocephala sefrensis Pic, 1897:aedeagus (dorsal, lateral and ventral views).12–14 – spermatheca and ductus spermathecae:12 – Labidostomis luristanica WarchaŁowski, 2004; 13 – L. kantneri WarchaŁowski, 2004; 14 – L. shirazica Lopatin, 1979. Scale bars: 0.5 mm.

Figs 103–111. 103–107 – Coptocephala sefrensis Pic, 1897: 103 – habitus of male (6.4 mm); 104 – head of male; 105 – habitus of male (holotype, 5.4 mm); 106 – head of male (holotype); 107 – labels of holotype. 108–111 – Labidostomis centrisculpta Pic, 1920 (syntype of L. alaiensis Pic, 1920, male, 9.9 mm): 108 – habitus; 109 – head; 110 – head in lateral view; 111 – labels.