Monolepta bioculata

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Chrysomeloidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Cladus: Allotriocarida
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Holometabola
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Infraordo: Cucujiformia
Cladus: Phytophaga
Superfamilia: Chrysomeloidea

Familia: Chrysomelidae
Subfamilia: Galerucinae
Tribus: Luperini
Subtribus: Luperina
Genus: Monolepta
Species: Monolepta bioculata

Name

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Monolepta bioculata (Fabricius, 1781)

Lectotype: BMNH. ♀. "Crioceris 2-oculata, Fabr. Sp. Ins. n. 27", Banks coll. (designated by Wagner, 2007: 92)

Paralectotype: a second female specimen without any original label from the Banks collection.

Type locality: not stated.

Synonymy

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  • Crioceris bioculata Fabricius, 1781: 154
  • Chrysomela quadrimaculata Goldfuss, 1804: 42 [syn.: Gemminger & Harold, 1876: 3593]
    • Type: (not available, most likely destroyed).
    • Type locality: “Cap. Bon. Spei”.
  • Cryptocephalus bioculatus Thunberg, 1827: 14 [syn.: Bezděk, 2019: 30]
    • Lectotype: UUZM. ♂. “Uppsala Univ. Zool. Mus. / Thunbergsaml. nr. 9466 / Cryptocephalus bioculatus / Cap. TYP [r, p] // bioculatus. / α. / Cap. 1 x [box label, w, h]”, red label: “LECTOTYPUS, / Cryptocephalus / bioculatus / Thunberg, 1827 / J. Bezděk des., 2018”. (designated by Bezděk, 2019: 92)
    • Paralectotypes:
      • 1 ♀, “Uppsala Univ. Zool. Mus. / Thunbergsaml. nr. 9467 / Cryptocephalus bioculatus / Cap. TYP [r, p] // bioculatus. / β. / Cap. 2 x [box label, w, h]”; UUZM [Note: actually Monolepta signata (Olivier, 1808)]
      • 1 ♂, “Uppsala Univ. Zool. Mus. / Thunbergsaml. nr. 9468 / Cryptocephalus bioculatus / Cap. TYP [r, p] // bioculatus. / γ. / Cap. 3 x [box label, w, h]”; UUZM [Note: actually Monolepta cruciata Guérin de Méneville, 1847]
      • 1 ♂, “Uppsala Univ. Zool. Mus. / Thunbergsaml. nr. 9580 / Cryptocephalus bioculatus / Mus. Thunb. TYP [r, p] // bioculatus. / α. / Mus. Thunb. 17 [box label, w, h]”; UUZM
      • 1 ♂, “Uppsala Univ. Zool. Mus. / Thunbergsaml. nr. 15175 / Cryptocephalus bioculatus / TYP [r, p] // bioculatus. / δ. / 25 x [w, h]”; UUZM [Note: actually Monolepta signata (Olivier, 1808)]
      • 1 ♀, “Uppsala Univ. Zool. Mus. / Thunbergsaml. nr. 15501 / Cryptocephalus bioculatus / TYP [r, p] // bioculatus. / β. / 103 x [w, h]”; UUZM [Note: actually Monolepta signata (Olivier, 1808)]
      • The type specimens are provided with one printed red label: “PARALECTOTYPUS / Cryptocephalus / bioculatus / Thunberg, 1827 / J. Bezděk des., 2018”.
    • Type locality: “Cap. Bon. Spei”.
  • Monolepta bioculata: Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836: 383
  • Monolepta tricolor Fairmaire, 1888: 202 [syn.: Weise, 1902: 404]
    • Holotype: MNHN. ♀. "Ovambo, Schirn/Ex Museao L. Fairmaire 1883".

References

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Primary references

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  • Bezděk, J. 2019. Annotated review of Cryptocephalinae (Clytrini), Synetinae and part of Galerucinae (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) described by Carl Peter Thunberg. European Journal of Taxonomy (499): 1–42. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2019.499  . Reference page
  • Chevrolat, L.A.A. 1836. [new taxa]. In: Dejean, P.F.M.A. Catalogue des Coléoptères de la collection de M. le comte Dejean. Deuxième édition. [Livraison 5]. Paris: Méquignon-Marvis Père et Fils. pp. 361–443. BHL. Reference page
  • Fabricius, J.C. 1781. Species insectorum; exhibentes eorum differentias specificas, synonyma, auctorum, loca natalia, metamorphosin ediectis observationibus, descriptionibus. Carol. Ernest. Bohnii, Hamburg and Kiel, vol 1: VIII + 552 pp. BHL Reference page
  • Fairmaire, L. 1888. Enumération des Coléoptères recueillis par M. le Dr. Hans Schinz dans le Sud de l'Afrique. Annales de la Société entomologique de France (6) 8: 173–202. BHL.
  • Gemminger, M. & Harold, E. von 1876. Catalogus Coleopterorum hucusque descriptorum synonymicus et systematicus. Tom. XII. Chrysomelidae (Pars II.), Languridae, Erotylidae, Endomychidae, Coccinellidae, Corylophidae, Platypsyllidae. Accedit Index Generum universalis. Monachii [= München]: Theodor Ackermann. Pp. 3479–3822 + [2 (Conspectus Familiarum; Addenda; Corrigendum)] + lxxiii (Index Generum universalis). BHL. Reference page
  • Goldfuss, G.A. 1804. Envmeratio insectorvm elevtheratorvm Capitis Bonae Spei totivsqve Africae. Descriptione iconibvsqve nonnvllarvm speciervm novarvm illvstrata. Dissertatio inavgvralis qvam illvstris medicorvm ordinis avctoritate pro gradv doctoris medicinae et chirvrgiae proponit Georgivs Avgvstvs Goldfvss Thvrnaviensis. Die XVIII. Septemb. MDCCCIV. Kvnstmann, Erlangae. viii + 9–44 pp. + 1 pl. Google Books. Reference page
  • Wagner, T. 2007. Monolepta Chevrolat, 1837, the most speciose galerucine taxon: redescription of the type species Monolepta bioculata (Fabricius, 1781) and key to related genera from (Chrysomelidae, Coleoptera). Journal of Natural History 41(1–4): 81–100. DOI: 10.1080/00222930601127384  . ResearchGate  .
  • Weise, J. 1902. Synonymische Bemerkungen. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 1902: 404. BHL.