Trichotheca beesoni Bryant, 1941 : 407

Faisal, Mohammad & Singh, Sudhir, 2018, Type specimens of Chrysomelidae and Megalopodidae (Coleoptera) in the National Forest Insect Collection (NFIC), Forest Research Institute, Dehra Dun, India, Zootaxa 4420 (4), pp. 509-529 : 522

Trichotheca beesoni Bryant, 1941: 407

( Fig. 21 )

There is one paratype with three labels. Label 1: White label—stating collection locality '( INDIA: Jammu and Kashmir), Jammu Province , Batote 5500 (ft), 6.v.1928; collected by Forest CFC Beeson'. Label 2: White label ' Trichotheca beesoni Bryant , Paratype (hand written), det. GE Bryant'. Label 3: Green label stating ' Paratype'.

Remark: Right fore- tibia and tarsi missing.

Comments: In the original description it is mentioned that species is described on the basis of three specimens numbered 255 to 257. One paratype is deposited in NFIC and the two other specimens which may be designated as holotype and paratype are deposited elsewhere.

Figures

FIGURES 20–22. Types of Chrysomelidae deposited in NFIC. 20, Gynandrophthalma flaviventris, Cotype. 21, Trichotheca beesoni, Paratype. 22, Chaetocnema merguiensis, Paratype.