Taumacera viridis ( Hope, 1831 ) 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 : 45-46

Taumacera viridis ( Hope, 1831) , comb. nov.

( Fig. 95 )

Auchenia viridis Hope, 1831: 29 (original description)

Type material examined. SYNTYPES: 1 ♀, ‘Type [white round label with red collar, p] // Hardwicke / Bequest. [w, p] // viridis. Hope. / 4153. [w, p]’ ( BMNH); 1 ♂, ‘Hardwicke / Bequest. [w, p]’ ( BMNH).

Comments. MAULIK (1936) transferred this species to Palpoxena and this placement was followed in all subsequent catalogues ( WILCOX 1973, MEDVEDEV & SPRECHER- UEBERSAX 1999, KIMOTO 2005, BEENEN 2010). I have found two syntypes (male and female) in BMNH and since the male has the metasternal process I have no doubt to transfer Auchenia viridis to Taumacera .

Figures

Figs 94–104. Habitus of Taumacera. 94– T.variceps (Laboissière, 1933) (male); 95 – T.viridis (Hope, 1831) (male, syntype); 96 – T.coxalis (Jacoby, 1899) (female, syntype); 97 – T. jacobyi Weise, 1922 (male, syntype of Dorydea costatipennis Jacoby, 1896); 98 – T. javanensis Jacoby, 1895 (male, syntype); 99 – T. kinabaluensis (Mohamedsaid, 1995) (male); 100 – T. monstrosa (Jacoby, 1899) (male); 101 – T. multicostata (Jacoby, 1896) (female, syntype); 102 – T. submetallica (Jacoby, 1896) (female, syntype); 103 – T. sumatrana (Jacoby, 1899) (male); 104 – T. variabilis (Jacoby, 1891) (male, syntype).