Fabrician types of Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) deposited in the Natural History Museum, London
Sekerka Lukáš, Barclay Maxwell V. L.
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 54(2): 657-684, 2014
Published in print: 15th December 2014
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Abstract: All Fabrician types of Cassidinae found at the Natural History Museum, London
were revised. The following new taxonomic changes were made: species status of
Basiprionota bipuncticollis (Boheman, 1856) stat. restit., Chelymorpha
multipunctata (Olivier, 1790) stat. restit., Eugenysa decussata (Fabricius,
1775) stat. restit., and Aspidimorpha (Aspidimorpha) calligera Boheman, 1854,
stat. restit., are restored. The identities of Cassida cincta Fabricius, 1781,
stat. nov., Cassida dorsata Fabricius, 1787, stat. nov., and Cassida
octopunctata Fabricius, 1787, stat. nov., are corrected based on examination of
type material. The following new synonymies are proposed: Aspidimorpha isparetta
Boheman, 1854 = Cassida cincta Fabricius, 1781, syn. nov., Aspidimorpha
calligera = A. dorsata sensu auctt., Basiprionota bipuncticollis = B. privigna
(Boheman, 1862) syn. nov. = B. octopunctata sensu auctt., Basiprionota
octopunctata (Fabricius, 1787) = B. privigna sensu auctt., Cassida dorsata
Fabricius, 1787 = Aspidomorpha fuscopunctata Boheman, 1854, syn. nov. = A.
rubrodorsata Boheman, 1854 ,syn. nov., Cassida decussata Fabricius, 1775 = C.
venosa Fabricius, 1798, syn. nov., Cassida marginella Fabricius, 1775 =
Charidotis punctatostriata Boheman, 1855, syn. nov. = Charidotis herbida
Boheman, 1855, syn. nov., Coccinella cassidea Fabricius, 1775 = Cassida
cribraria Fabricius, 1775, syn. nov. The species generally referred to as
Aspidimorpha cincta (sensu auctt.) is left without a name, and is described here
as Aspidimorpha (Aspidimorpha) innominata Sekerka sp. nov. A neotype is
designated for Coccinella cassidea Fabricius, 1775 as the original type
specimen is presumed lost. Lectotypes are designated for Cassida cincta
Fabricius, 1781, C. cribraria Fabricius, 1775, C. dorsata Fabricius, 1787, C.
marginella Fabricius, 1775 and C. miliaris Fabricius, 1775 to avoid further
misinterpretations and to stabilize the current usage of the names. No type
material of Cassida sinuata Fabricius, 1792 could be traced. Colour photographs
of type specimens are provided.
Key words: Chrysomelidae, Johan Christian Fabricius, Joseph Banks, taxonomy, new synonymy, new species, new status, lectotype designation, neotype designation
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