Taumacera ventralis ( Baly, 1864 )

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 : 45

Taumacera ventralis ( Baly, 1864)

( Figs 26 , 42 , 61 )

Platyxantha ventralis Baly, 1864: 235 (original description)

Type material examined. SYNTYPE: 1 ♂, ‘Type [white round label with red collar, p] // MT / OPHIR / 4000 [w, h] // Platyxantha / ventralis / Baly / Mount Ophir [grey, h] // Baly Coll. [w, p] // SYN- / TYPE [white round label with pale blue collar, p]’ ( BMNH).

Additional material examined. MALAYSIA: PAHANG: 70 km SW of Kuala Rompin, Endau Rompin N.P., G.Beremban (Kg. Tebu Hitam), 600 m, 13.iv.–3.v.2009, 5 ♂♂ 4 ♀♀, P. Čechovský leg. ( JBCB).

Figures

Figs 19–30. Male antenna of Taumacera. 19 – T. musaamani (Mohamedsaid, 2010) (Sabah); 20 – T. cervicornis (Baly, 1861) (Sri Lanka); 21 – T. lewisi (Jacoby, 1887) (Sri Lanka); 22 – T.laevipennis (Jacoby, 1886) (Kelantan); 23 – T. subapicalis Mohamedsaid, 1993 (Pahang); 24 – T. insignis (Baly, 1864) (Pahang); 25 – T. indicola nom. nov. (Maharashtra); 26 – T. ventralis (Baly, 1864) (Pahang); 27 – T. indica (Jacoby, 1889) (Thailand); 28 – T. variceps (Laboissière, 1933) (Thailand); 29 – T. monstrosa (Jacoby, 1899) (Kelantan); 30 – T. sumatrana (Jacoby 1899) (Johor).

Figs 31–42. Male metasternal process of Taumacera. 31 – T. cervicornis (Baly, 1861) (Sri Lanka); 32 – T. deusta Thunberg, 1814 (Bali); 33 – T. frontalis Mohamedsaid, 2001 (Perak); 34 – T. indica (Jacoby, 1889) (Thailand); 35 – T. indicola nom. nov. (Maharashtra); 36 – T. insignis (Baly, 1864) (Pahang); 37 – T. kinabaluensis (Mohamedsaid, 1995) (Sabah); 38 – T. musaamani (Mohamedsaid, 2010) (Sabah); 39 – T. rufomarginata (Jacoby, 1895) (Java); 40 – T. subapicalis Mohamedsaid, 1993 (Pahang); 41 – T. variceps (Laboissière, 1933) (Thailand); 42 – T. ventralis (Baly, 1864) (Pahang).

Figs 55–63. Aedeagus of Taumacera. 55 –T. musaamani (Mohamedsaid, 2010) (Sabah); 56 – T. cervicornis (Baly, 1861) (Sri Lanka); 57 – T. subapicalis Mohamedsaid, 1993 (Pahang); 58 – T. insignis (Baly, 1864) (Pahang); 59 – T. frontalis Mohamedsaid, 2001 (Perak); 60 – T. indicola nom. nov. (Maharashtra); 61 – T. ventralis (Baly, 1864) (Pahang); 62 – T. variceps (Laboissière, 1933) (Thailand); 63 – T. monstrosa (Jacoby, 1899) (Kelantan).