Klug, 1825 : 441 Fairmaire, 1875 : 200 Cantharis hemigramma Makl, 1875: 632 Gemminger and Harold, 1870 : 2155 Cantharis virgata Burmeister, 1881: 25 Bruch, 1914 : 404 Borchmann, 1917 : 82 Denier, 1935 : 159 Bosq, 1934 : 327 Blackwelder, 1945 : 484 Di Iorio, 2004 : 171 Borchmann, 1917 : 69 Redefinition of the vittata species group of Epicauta Dejean (1834) (Coleoptera: Meloidae) and taxonomic revision of the species from southern South America Campos-Soldini, María Paula Roig-Juñent, Sergio Alberto Zootaxa 2011 2824 21 43 Fairmaire, 1875 Fairmaire 1875 [151,624,1837,1863] Insecta Meloidae Epicauta Animalia Coleoptera 19 40 Arthropoda species semivittata     Lytta virgata  Klug, 1825: 441(nomen nudum).    Cantharis semivittata  Fairmaire, 1875: 200.   Cantharis hemigrammaMakl, 1875: 632.    Cantharis virgata:  Gemminger and Harold, 1870: 2155(cat.) (nomen nudum).   Cantharis virgataBurmeister, 1881: 25(desc.).    Epicauta semivittata:  Bruch, 1914: 404(cat);  Borchmann, 1917: 82(cat.);  Denier, 1935: 159(cat.);  Bosq, 1934: 327(cat.); 1940: 12 (cat.);  Blackwelder, 1945: 484(cat.); Viana and Williner, 1973: 16 (dist.);  Di Iorio, 2004: 171(cat.). Pyrotta  virgata:  Borchmann, 1917: 69(cat.) (nomen nudum).    Typematerial.Unknown.   Diagnosis.Cuticle dark. Elytra brown with two pale vittae on disk: both central vittae are short, interrupted on apical and basal third, with slightly convex subparallel borders.   Redescription. Body length: 7 –10 mm.   Cuticle and pubescence.Cuticlecolor dark; head with pale patch on frons ( Fig. 13); elytra with two pale vittae on disk; both central vittae are short, interrupted on apical and basal third, slightly and subparallel convex borders (Fig. 25). Pubescencedense (23–29 setae by lineal mm), elytral pubescence coincident with cuticle color. Legs pale. Abdominal pubescence light brown.   Habitus.Head0.8 times as long as wide (L/A: 16–20); mandible strongly curved ( Fig. 10); antennae without sexual dimorphism. Pronotumsquare, impressed at apical third in lateral view. Elytronsubequal in width throughout. Legswith adhesive setae of fore tarsal pads uniformly distributed, with distal region bilobed; medial and hind tarsal pads with two longitudinal rows of adhesive setae. Clawswith dorsal blade curved from base to apex, ventral blade slightly curved, broader than dorsal blade near apical third. Male genitalia. Spiculum gastrale with two marginal acuminate prominences, inner area bulged, not extending beyond the marginal spines; lateral face slightly bulged (Fig. 36). Median lobe rather long, dorsal-hook; uncusrobust ( Fig. 44).   Remarks.  Epicauta semivittatais a new inclusion in the  E. vittatagroup.   Distribution.Map ( Fig. 49). Known from Chile, Uruguay, and Argentina. In Argentinait is reported from Buenos Aires; Córdoba; La Pampa; Mendoza; San Luis; Santa Fe; Newrecords: Catamarca; Corrientes; Tucumán.  Host plants.Host plant associations for this species are: Solanaceae,  Solanum tuberosum(potato) and Lycospersicum esculletum(tomato) ( Bosq, 1942; Di Iorio, 2004).   Material examined.Eight specimens from Argentinabelong to the MLPcollection. Buenos Aires. Catamarca.Aconquija ( 27º 29’ 09’’ S, 66º 01’ 44’’ W). Córdoba. La Pampa. San Luis. Santa Fe. Tucumán.