Chrysomela nobilitata Fabricius, 1787

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 : 6-10

Chrysomela nobilitata Fabricius, 1787

Figs 3–5

nobilitata Fabricius, 1787: 76 (Cajennae) .

Material examined

Lectotype (presently designated)

COUNTRY NOT INDICATED ON SPECIMEN • ♂; “ nobilitata / TYPE/ Lectotype Chrysomela nobilitata Fabricius 1787 des. Van Roie, Kuhlmann, Mack & Konstantinov, 2023”; Kiel.

Paralectotype

COUNTRY NOT INDICATED ON SPECIMEN • 1 ♀; “ nobilitata / TYPE/ Paralectotype Chrysomela nobilitata Fabricius 1787 des. Van Roie, Kuhlmann, Mack & Konstantinov, 2023”; Kiel.

Status in Zimsen (1964)

P. 111 No.1713. “Cajennae Dom. V. Rohr” Kiel 2 specimens.

Original description

“C. saltatoria ferruginae, elytrorum margine falsciaque albis. Habitat Cajennae Dom. V. Rohr. Magna. Caput ferrugineum oculis atris. Thorax ferrugineus limbo omni albo. Elytra glabra nitida, ferruginea margine omni fasciaque media lata albis.”

Current status

Asphaera nobilitata ( Fabricius, 1787) .

Measurements

Lectotype ( Fig. 3 ): LB = 4.39 mm; WB = 2.72 mm. Paralectotype ( Fig. 4 ): LB = 4.15 mm; WB = 2.29 mm.

Remarks

The lectotype for Chrysomela nobilitata is designated here to have a unique bearer of this name and the standard for its application. The male specimen was chosen as lectotype because the aedeagus is usually better documented and most informative for species identification in Oedionychina (Van Roie unpubl. data). The right antenna of the lectotype is missing segments 6–11, the left antenna is missing segments 10–11. We confirm the correct placement in the genus Asphaera Duponchel & Chevrolat in d’Orbigny, 1842 based on the following characters: distance between antennal sockets less than or equal to transverse diameter of antennal socket in frontal view, second antennomere about half as long as third antennomere, anterolateral callosity of pronotum long and directed anteriorly. Lateral margin of elytron widely explanate (see also Konstantinov et al. 2022). One specimen, likely conspecific with Chrysomela nobilitata , was misplaced in the type series of Galleruca oculata Fabricius, 1801 (see below, Fig. 5 ). We are not sure if it is part of the type series, so we do not consider it a paralectotype, we do illustrate it and keep it with the rest of the species.

Figures

Fig. 3. Chrysomela nobilitata Fabricius, 1787, lectotype, ♂ (Kiel). A. Dorsal view. B. Ventral view. C. Lateral view. D. Frontal view. E. Labels of lectotype and paralectotype. Scale bars = 1 mm.

Fig. 4. Chrysomela nobilitata Fabricius, 1787, paralectotype, ♀ (Kiel). A. Dorsal view. B. Ventral view. C. Lateral view. D. Frontal view. Scale bars = 1 mm.

Fig. 5. Chrysomela nobilitata Fabricius, 1787, misplaced specimen, ♀ (Kiel). A. Dorsal view. B. Ventral view. C. Lateral view. D. Frontal view. E. Labels. Scale bars = 1 mm.