Eupetale eumolpoides ( Lefèvre, 1877 ) Flowers, 2021

Flowers, R. Wills, 2021, A New Genus for Two Orphaned Species of Lycaste Gistel (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae), The Coleopterists Bulletin 75 (3), pp. 700-701 : 700-701

Eupetale eumolpoides ( Lefèvre, 1877) , new combination

Colaspis eumolpoides Lefèvre 1877 .

Callicolaspis eumolpoides : Bechyné 1950. Lycaste eumolpoides : Flowers 2003.

Type Material. “Mus. Kirsch” ( Lefèvre 1877; subsequently “Mus. Dresden”, Horn and Kahle 1935 –1937), not seen.

Additional Material Examined. ARGENTINA: Misiones Prov.: 23/29-I-89, L. E. Peña (1♀, FSCA) . BOLIVIA: (no further data) (1♂, NHMB) . ECUADOR: Napo Prov.: km.11, Loreto rd. 1200m, Oct 3–15, 1996, E. Giesbert, coll. (1♀, FSCA) ; Sierra Azul (2500m), Oct. 95; Bosque deAliso, Fo. Bersolsa, Col. (1♂, ENP) ; Orellana Prov.: Yasuni 250m, 5–6 Feb.1997, X Cisneros (1♂, QCAZ) ; TBS Río Tiputini , 14–26 Feb. 2001, 250m. A. Lucky, colección manual, Bosque Húmedo Tropical (1♂, ENP) ; Yasuni, Onkonegare , fogging, 1996-05-(1–30), collect. P. Arajo et al.(1♀, ENP) ; same locality, Send.Murcielago 6-IV-2001 Mayer Rodríguez (1♂, ENP) ; same locality, 1/ 2 km. S. Orilla TBS, 07-II-02, Arajo, Ortega, Rosero (2♂♂, ENP) ; Pastaza Prov.: Lorocachi , 220m 76°09′W 01°39′S, 16–27 Feb. 1996, C. Carpio & M. Ayala (1♀, ENP) . PERÚ: San Martin Dept.: Tarapoto vic. Cordillera Escalera Lodge , 432 m., 11– 13-X-2012, F.E. Eger / S06°28′08.1″ W076°21′16.4″, MV & UV light (2♂♂, 3♀♀, FSCA) .

Diagnosis. Spurs on sternum VII of females shorter than in E. trichoa ; pronotum and elytra more densely punctate, punctures not forming geminate striae on apical half of elytra, and basal calli of elytra lacking pairs of costae.