Pachybrachis conformis Suffrian, 1852

Barney, Robert J., 2019, Key to All Sixty-Four Species of Pachybrachis Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cryptocephalinae) in the Eastern USA, The Coleopterists Bulletin 73 (1), pp. 85-96 : 92

13. Pachybrachis conformis Suffrian, 1852 (Neo-

type in MCZ ).

Barney 2016a: fig. 1; map 1.

Remarks. At the time of neotype designation ( Barney 2016a), USNM was anticipated as the location of the neotype. However, the depository has subsequently been changed to MCZ.

Two females recently recovered from BMNH are labeled “TYPE [printed, white paper] // E. Coll. / Chev. t [hand-inked, tan paper] // 67 56 // 16 [printed, white paper] // conformis // conformis / type / Suffr / Am. Sept. [hand-inked, green paper]” and “Type / Suffr / Coll. / Deyrolle // Pachybrachys / conformis / Suffr / Columbia [hand-inked, tan paper] // Baly Coll. [printed, white paper] // Pachybrachys / conformis / By Suffr. / Brazil [hand-inked, green paper]”. “Am. Sept.” on the first specimen is presumably an abbreviation for America Septentrionalis, meaning North America.The second specimen has “Columbia” on one label and “ Brazil ” on another. These two females superficially look to be the same species as two other females designated as lectotype and paralectotype by MNHUB in 2013 ( Barney 2016a). Suffrian (1852) reported the specimen(s) he examined to be “From the eastern territories without details of the fatherland (Mus. Chevrolat.)”). Blackwelder (1946) listed P. conformis as from Colombia.

The species concept of P. conformis for which I designated a neotype from Florida, USA ( Barney 2016a) does not match the four females cited above in the BMNH and MNHUB, at least three of which are apparently from South America. Further research will be required to determine if Suffrian’ s true P. conformis is a South American species and that a new species designation is needed for the species found on Dalea faeyi (Chapman) Barneby (Fabaceae) in central Florida.