Taumacera facialis ( Baly, 1886 ) Bezděk, 2019

Bezděk, Jan, 2019, Taumacera revisited, with new synonyms, new combinations and a revised catalogue of the species (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae (Acta. Ent. Mus. Natl. Pragae) 59 (1), pp. 23-52 : 33

Taumacera facialis ( Baly, 1886) , comb. nov.

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Aenidea facialis Baly, 1886b: 27 (original description)

Neochrolea cavifrons Jacoby, 1887a: 117 (original description); BRYANT (1923): 147 (synonymized with Aenidea facialis )

Type material examined. Aenidea facialis : SYNTYPE: 1 ♂, ‘Type [white round label with red collar, p] // Ceylon [w, h] // Aenidea / facialis / Baly / Type [w, h] // A. facialis [w, h] // Baly Coll. [w, p]’ ( BMNH).

Neochrolea cavifrons : HOLOTYPE: ♂, ‘Type / H. T. [white round label with red collar, p] // Ceylon. / G. Lewis. / 1910-320. [w, p] // Balangoda. / 1,776 ft. / 13-16.III.82. [w, p] // Neochrolea / cavifrons Jac. [b, h]’ ( BMNH).

Additional material examined. SRI LANKA: Peradeniya, 25.xi.1901, 1 ♀, 17.iii.1902, 1♂, 16.v.1902, 2♀♀, J. Uzel leg. ( NMPC); Henaratgoda, 12.ii.1902, 1 ♀, 14.ii.1902, 1 ♀, 15.ii.1902, 1 ♀, J. Uzel leg. ( NMPC).

Comments. To date Aenidea facialis was classified in Palpoxena ( MAULIK 1936, WILCOX 1973) or in Acroxena ( KIMOTO 2003) . Based on the presence of the metasternal process and strongly modified head in males I hereby transfer it to Taumacera and assign it to the T. nasuta species-group.

Figures

Figs 43–54. Male head of Taumacera. 43 – T. musaamani (Mohamedsaid, 2010) (Sabah); 44 – T. cervicornis (Baly, 1861) (Sri Lanka); 45 – T. deusta Thunberg, 1814 (Bali); 46 – T. laevipennis (Jacoby, 1886) (Kelantan); 47 – T. insignis (Baly 1864) (Pahang); 48 – T. facialis (Baly, 1886) (Sri Lanka); 49 – T. frontalis Mohamedsaid, 2001 (Perak); 50 – T. indicola nom. nov. (Maharashtra); 51 – T. nigricornis (Baly, 1864) (lateral view, syntype); 52 – T. rufomarginata (Jacoby, 1895) (Java); 53 – T. indica (Jacoby, 1889) (Thailand); 54 – T. variceps (Laboissière, 1933) (Thailand).