Exosoma lusitanica ( Linnaeus, 1767 )

Bezděk, Jan, 2019, Annotated review of Cryptocephalinae (Clytrini), Synetinae and part of Galerucinae (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) described by Carl Peter Thunberg, European Journal of Taxonomy 499, pp. 1-42 : 28

Exosoma lusitanica ( Linnaeus, 1767)

Fig. 14 A–D

Chrysomela lusitanica Linnaeus, 1767: 1066 (original description) (not examined).

Crioceris haemorrhoa Thunberg, 1827: 7 (original description). Syn. nov.

For a full list of synonyms, see Beenen (2010).

Type localities

Chrysomela lusitanica : “Lusitania”. Crioceris haemorrhoa : “Cap” [= from the title, probably erroneous, see Comments below].

Material examined COUNTRY UNKNOWN (see Comments) • ♂, holotype of Crioceris haemorrhoa ; “ Uppsala Univ.

Zool. Mus. / Thunbergsaml. nr. 9537 / Crioceris haemorrhoa / Cap. TYP [r, p] // haemorrhoa . / Cap. 7 [box label, w, h]”; UUZM.

Comments

The holotype of Crioceris haemorrhoa was dissected and is without any doubt conspecific with the common west Mediterranean Exosoma lusitanicum . The type locality “Cap” is evidently incorrect. Very probably the holotype was collected in the Mediterranean area during Thunberg’s travels and subsequently mislabelled.

Figures

Fig. 14. A–D. Exosoma lusitanica (Linnaeus, 1767), holotype of Crioceris haemorrhoa Thunberg, 1827, ♂, 8.0 mm, UUZM. A. Dorsal view. B. Frontal view. C. Label. D. Box label. E–J. Megalognatha festiva (Fabricius, 1781). E–F. Holotype of Cistela festiva Fabricius, 1781, ♀, not measured, BMNH. E. Dorsal view. F. Labels. G–J. Holotype of Crioceris virens Thunberg, 1827, ♀, 4.5 mm, UUZM. G. Dorsal view. H. Frontal view. I. Label. J. Box label.