Alurnus undatus Brême, 1844

Rendón-Ramírez, Alejandra, Vergara-Navarro, Erika Valentina & Quiroz-Gamboa, John Alveiro, 2024, The genus Alurnus Fabricius, 1775 (Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Alurnini) in Colombia with four new species records and an updated checklist in the country, Zootaxa 5551 (1), pp. 116-130 : 125

Alurnus undatus Brême, 1844

( Fig. 15 )

Diagnosis. Antennal scape subglobose, longer than pedicel; pedicel transverse. Vertex of head punctate; with medial sulcus; ocular sulcus present; front glabrous; clypeus punctate; with a pale seta in each puncture. Pronotum with lateral margin sinuate on anterior half and rounded and convergent on posterior half. Elytra yellow with three transversal bands, a transversal band on anterior third, an irregular second transversal band on the middle, and a third band on the posterior quarter ( Staines 2013).

Material examined. COLOMBIA: Antioquia, Santo Domingo, Porce, v.1989. Coll. R. Vélez, (1ex.) [MEFLG-6257]. Amalfi, Porce, jama, forest, i. viii. 1997. Coll. J.G. Hurtado, (1ex.) [MEFLG-6257]. Amalfi, Porce, 2.ii.1998, Coll. O.E. Ortega, (1ex.) [MEFLG-6257]. Río Samaná , iii.1959. Coll. F.L. Gallego, (1ex.) [MEFLG-6257]. Chocó, Riosucio, La Balsa , 50–80m, 1994. Coll. Fernando Fernández, (1ex.) [IAvH] .

Measurements: n= 7. 17.5mm ± 0.57mm

Plant associations. None found.

Distribution. Panama, Colombia (Antioquia; Caquetá; Chocó: Cundinamarca; Tolima) ( Staines 2013).

Figures

FIGURES 11–15. Dorsal view Alurnus species from Colombia. 11. Alurnus lansbergei Sallé, 1849 (Photo taken of Staines, 2013). 12. Alurnus orbignyi Guérin-Méneville, 1840. 13. Alurnus ornatus Baly, 1869 (Photo taken of Staines, 2013). 14. Alurnus salvini Baly 1885 (Photo taken of Staines, 2013). 15. Alurnus undatus Brême, 1844. Scale bars: 10 mm.