Table Of ContentPROC. ENTOMOL. SOC. WASH.
93(4), 1991, pp. 867-868
GENERIC REASSIGNMENT OF ANISOSTENA CHAMPIONI (BALY) TO
SUMITROSIS (COLEOPTERA: CHRYSOMELIDAE, HISPINAE)
C. L. Staines
3302 Decker Place, Edgewater, Maryland 21037.
Abstract.—Anisostena championi (Baly) is redescribed and transferred to Sumitrosis. A
lectotype and paralectotype are designated.
Key Words: Anisostena, Sumitrosis, lectotype
Baly (1885) described Charistena cham- gin of the pronotum to the elytral apex.
pionifromGuatemala.Weise(1911a)trans- Pronotal length is from the base to the apex
ferred the species to Anisostena. All sub- of the pronotum. Pronotal width is along
sequent authors have followed this generic the midlength. Elytral length is from the
placement. base to the apex. Elytral width was taken at
The bodies of Anisostena species [type thehumeri. Inrecordingthelabeldatafrom
species Charistena elegantula Baly, desig- type specimens, a slash (/) divides data on
nated by Monros and Viana (1947)] are different labels.
elongate, subcylindrical, and parallel-sided.
The head is small, theeyes not swollen, and Sumitrosis championi (Baly)
the vertex sulcate or micropunctate. The New Combination
pronotumistransverseandisnotmargined.
The elytra are parallel-sided, not widened Charistena championi Baly 1885: 46. Lec-
apically, and with apices evenly rounded. totype (here designated): Tamahu, Vera
The legs have clearly curved mesotibiae. Paz. Champion/Syntype (white disk with
IhaveexaminedthesyntypesoiA. cham- blue border)/Godman-Salvin Coll. Biol.
pioniandfoundthem tobelongtothegenus Centr.-Amer./CharistenachampioniBaly,
Guatemala/Lectotype Sumitrosis cham-
Sumitrosis Butte [type species Hispa rosea
Weber, designated by Butte (1969)]. The pioni (Baly) des. C. L. Staines, 1990 (red
bodiesofSumitrosisspeciesarenotelongate label) (BMNH). Paralectotype (here des-
andarewidenedapically. Theheadhaseyes ignated): Zaporte, Guatemala, G. C.
which are more or less swollen and finely Champion./Syntype(whitediskwithblue
granulose, vertex deeply sulcate. The pro- border)/Godman-Salvin Coll. Biol.
notum is transverse, the lateral margins are Centr.-Amer./Paralectotype Sumitrosis
obtuselysubangulateatmiddle,slightlynar- championi (Baly) des. C. L. Staines 1990
rowing apically and obliquely more so ba- (red label) (BMNH). Champion 1894:
sally. The elytra are elongate-ovate with 234;Donckier 1899: 583.
apices conjointly rounded. The legs have Anisostena championi (Baly). Weise 1911a:
straight or slightly curved mesotibiae. 21, 1911b: 33; Blackwelder 1946: 724;
For the following description, measure- Papp 1953: 58; Uhmann 1957: 74.
ments were taken with an ocular microm- Description.—//^<3flf; Black, tinged with
eter. Total length is from the anterior mar- metallic green; vertex and front with four
868 PROCEEDINGSOFTHE ENTOMOLOGICALSOCIETY OF WASHINGTON
longitudinal sulci; sulcus on inner margin Discussion.—The paralectotype differs
ofeach eye; eyes yellowish, slightly protu- from the lectotype in that it lackstheelytral
berant; antennae reddish-brown, segments apical macula. This species is not repre-
I-VI reddish, lighter than the rest; segment sented in the U.S. National Museum Col-
I subglobose, punctate; II transverse, punc- lection.
tate, aswideas I; IIIcylindrical, longerthan
Acknowledgments
11; IV-VI transverse, increasing in width,
punctate; VII-Xtransverse, widerthan pre- IthankS. L. Shute, BritishMuseum(Nat-
ceding, hirsute; XI hirsute, pointed at apex; ural History), for the loan ofthe Baly types
vertex micropunctate. Pronotum: Subcy- and R. E. White, USDA, Systematic En-
lindrical, wider than long; parallel behind tomology Laboratory, for access to the
USNM
middle; densely covered with coarse punc- Collection.
tures, some substrigose; lateral margins and
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