Hybosispa claripes ( Pic, 1923 ) Sekerka, 2017

Sekerka, Lukáš, 2017, Taxonomic changes within Imatidiini and Hybosispini (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae (Acta. Ent. Mus. Natl. Pragae) 57 (2), pp. 351-380 : 375-376

Hybosispa claripes ( Pic, 1923) comb. nov.

Solenispa claripes Pic, 1923: 10 (original description).

Type locality. Original type locality ‘Brésilʼ specified by DESCARPENTRIES & VILLIERS (1959) to Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Theresópolis based on the label data of the type.

Type material examined. HOLOTYPE: glued, ‘Therezopolis [g, hw by Donckier, cb] || Solenispa | claripes m [w, hw by Weise, s] || co-Type [w, p in red, cb] || type [y, hw by Pic, s] || TYPE [r, p, cb] || Sol. claripes | (1923) Pic [w, hw by Pic, s]’ ( MNHN).

Remarks. According to the label data the specimen was studied by J. Weise who recognized it as a new species of Solenispa , however, he did not publish the description and PIC (1923)

1 This refers to the three paratypes of X. cyanea Staines, 1996 from Caracas, one of which was figured by STAINES (1996). They possibly belong to a new species, however, all three have broken and missing antennae therefore I rather avoid describing this taxon until I have better preserved specimens.

validated the name by very short and uninformative description, which is written in singular and Pic gave only a single length measurement suggesting that he had only a single specimen at his disposal. Afterward it was listed only in catalogues (e.g. UHMANN 1957a, 1964).

I have studied the holotype and in my opinion it belongs to the genus Hybosispa as it has typical shape of that genus and abdominal ventrites are not pubescent, while all known species of Solenispa have them densely pubescent. Therefore I hereby transfer S. claripes to Hybosispa .

It is most similar to H. nitida Uhmann, 1939 and H. rufiventris Uhmann, 1940 as all three share uniformly black dorsum. However, H. claripes differs in more impressed frons and vertex and pale coloured legs.

Distribution. Brazil: Rio de Janeiro ( DESCARPENTRIES & VILLIERS 1959).