Alurnus bipunctatus Olivier, 1792

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 : 119-120

Alurnus bipunctatus Olivier, 1792

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Hispa bipunctata Olivier, 1792

Alurnus apicalis Guérin-Méneville, 1840

Alurnus bipunctatus deficiens Jacobson, 1899

Alurnus bipunctatus apicalis Guérin-Méneville & Baly, 1858

Alurnus bipunctatus olivieri Jacobson, 1899

Alurnus apicalis guerini Jacobson, 1899

Diagnosis. Antennal scape subglobose, thicker than pedicel; both subequal in length. Vertex and front of head punctate. Clypeus punctate and with some pale setae. Elytra yellow; apical margin black; with a black spot in the middle region ( Staines 2013).

Distribution. Colombia (Amazonas), Brazil; French Guiana; Peru, Suriname; Venezuela; Guyana; Bolivia ( Staines 2011, 2013).

Figures

FIGURES 1–6. Dorsal view Alurnus species from Colombia. 1. Alurnus batesii Baly, 1864. 2. Alurnus bicolor Staines, 2013. 3. Alurnus bipunctatus Olivier, 1792 (Photo taken of Staines, 2013). 4. Alurnus boucardi Rosenberg, 1898. 5. Alurnus chapuisi Uhmann and Jolivet, 1952. 6. Alurnus chocoensis Pardo-Locarno & Constantino, 2023 (Photo taken by Santiago Paredes, MUSENUV). Scale bars: 10 mm.