Galleruca pallens Fabricius, 1792

Roie, Martijn Van, Kuhlmann, Michael, Mack, Anne & Konstantinov, Alexander, 2024, Fabrician types of new world Oedionychina Chapuis, 1875 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Alticini) deposited in the Zoological Museum of Kiel University collections with notes on Fabrician types of other collections and new combinations for species formerly placed in the subtribe, European Journal of Taxonomy 920 (1), pp. 1-60 : 44-47

Galleruca pallens Fabricius, 1792

Figs 30–31

pallens Fabricius, 1792: 25 (Insula Guadeloupe).

Material examined

Lectotype (previously designated)

GUADELOUPE • ♀; “ G. pallens , e Guadeloupe, Badier/ Lectotype Galleruca pallens Fabricius des A. Konstantinov 2020 ”; Kiel.

Specimens probably misplaced

COUNTRY NOT INDICATED ON SPECIMEN • 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀; “ pallens / [red squared label]”; Kiel .

Status in Zimsen (1964)

P. 112 No. 1740. “in Insula Guadeloupe Dom. de Badier” Copenhagen 2 specimens, Kiel 3 specimens.

Original description

“G. saltatoria pallida antennis tibiisque nigris. Habitat in Insula Guadeloupe Dom. de Badier. Statura praecedentium. Caput pallidum antennis nigris basi pallidis. Thorax & elytra glabra, laevia, nitida, pallida, immaculata. Corpus pallidum. Pedes nigri femoribus pallidis.”

Current status

Monomacra pallens ( Fabricius, 1792) .

Measurements

Misplaced specimen 1 ( Fig. 30 ): LB = 5.42 mm; WB = 3.43 mm. Misplaced specimen 2 ( Fig. 31A–C ): LB = 5.37 mm; WB = 3.44 mm. Misplaced specimen 3 ( Fig. 31D–F ). LB = 5.80 mm; WB = 3.89 mm.

Remarks

The lectotype of this species had been designated by Konstantinov (2021) and placed in Monomacra Chevrolat, 1836 . Three more oedionychine specimens were noted ( Konstantinov 2021), but not identified as part of the type series as they do not match the original description. These three specimens obviously belong to Oedionychina and Asphaera more specifically, but the species cannot be identified at the time. These three specimens are illustrated in Figs 29–30 .

Figures

Fig. 30. Galleruca pallens Fabricius, 1792, misplaced specimen, ♂ (Kiel). A. Dorsal view. B. Ventral view. C. Lateral view. D. Frontal view. E. Labels of all three misplaced specimens. Scale bars = 1 mm.

Fig. 31. Galleruca pallensFabricius, 1792, misplaced specimens, ♀♀ (Kiel). A. Dorsal view specimen 1. B. Frontal view specimen 1. C. Lateral view specimen 1. D. Frontal view specimen 2. E. Frontal view specimen 2. F. Lateral view specimen 2. Scale bars = 1 mm.

Fig. 29. Galleruca oculata Fabricius, 1801, lectotype, ♀ (ZMUC 00031097). A. Dorsal view. B. Ventral view. C. Lateral view. D. Frontal view. E. Labels. Scale bars = 1 mm.