Charidotella sexpunctata

Borowiec, Lech, 2007, Two new species of Charidotella Weise (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Cassidini), with a key to Charidotella sexpunctata group, Zootaxa 1586, pp. 59-66 : 64

Key to Charidotella sexpunctata group

[colour photos of all species are available in Borowiec and Świętojańska (2002)]

1. Pronotal disc at base with black trapezoidal spot........................................................................................2.

-. Pronotum at base immaculate or with brown to black figure never forming trapezoidal spot...................3.

2. Elytral disc with pale ring in the middle and black bands along sides. Ecuador...... Ch. ecuadorica (Bor.)

-. Elytral disc without pale ring in the middle and without black pattern on dorsal surface, the pattern form large black ring with pale circular median spot. From Nicaragua to Peru............ Ch. circumnotata (Boh.)

3. Elytra strongly convex to almost gibbous. Species exclusively from Antilles .......................................... 4.

-. Elytra slightly to moderately convex. Species mostly outside Antilles ......................................................6.

4. Each elytron with only single dark spot.....................................................................................................5.

-. Each elytron with two dark spots. Cuba, Puerto Rico and Lesser Antilles ........... Ch. quadrisignata (Boh.)

5. Each elytron with dark, round spot in posterior half of disc. Dominican Rep., Haiti and Jamaica................ ....................................................................................................................................... Ch. praeusta (Boh.)

-. Each elytron with dark band along side, constricted at middle. Haiti, Jamaica, Grand Cayman.................. .................................................................................................................................... Ch. latevittata (Boh.) 1

1. Ch. quadrisignata jamaicensis Blake, 1966 is probably its synonym.