Galleruca atomaria Fabricius, 1801

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 : 16

Galleruca atomaria Fabricius, 1801

Fig. 10

atomaria Fabricius, 1801: 490 (Carolina).

Material examined

Lectotype (presently designated)

COUNTRY NOT INDICATED ON SPECIMEN • ♂; “ atomaria / Lectotype Galleruca atomaria Fabricius 1801 des. Van Roie, Kuhlmann, Mack & Konstantinov, 2023”; Kiel.

Status in Zimsen (1964)

P. 110 No.1702. ‘in Carolina Mus. D. Bosc’ Kiel 1 specimen.

Original description

“G. pallida, elytrorum sutura, atomisque ferrugineis. Habitat in Carolina. Mus. D. Bosc. Statura parva G. tenellae. Antennae ferrugineae. Caput ferrugineum, vertice nigro. Thorax marginatus, pallidus, immaculatus. Elytra laevia, pallida, sutura, quae tamen apicem [haue] attingit, puncto maiori distincto in medio atomisque ferrugineis. Corpus pallidum.”

Current status

Synonym of Capraita suturalis ( Fabricius, 1801) .

Measurements

Lectotype ( Fig.10 ): LB = 3.03 mm; WB = 1.56 mm (specimen difficult to measure due to body pose on insect pin, see Fig. 10 ).

Remarks

The lectotype for Galleruca atomaria is designated here to have a unique bearer of this name and the standard for its application. Although the syntype of Galleruca suturalis should be housed at Paris, our current understanding of the identity of the latter species does imply a correct status of Galleruca atomaria as synonym. We confirm the correct placement in the genus Capraita Bechyné, 1957 based on the following characters: sides of pronotum widely explanate, with anterolateral callosity of pronotum hook-like, directed anterolaterally; vertex with many punctures; metafemora triangular, apical metatarsus strongly globosely swollen (see also Konstantinov et al. 2022).

Figures

Fig. 10. Galleruca atomaria Fabricius, 1801, lectotype, ♂ (Kiel). A. Dorsal view. B. Ventral view. C. Lateral view. D. Frontal view. E. Labels. Scale bars = 1 mm.