Smaragdina affinis manicata ( Lacordaire, 1848 )

Bezdċk, Jan & Regalin, Renato, 2015, Identity of species-group taxa of the Western Palaearctic Clytrini (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) described by Maurice Pic and Louis Kocher, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae (suppl.) 55, pp. 1-114 : 37-38

Smaragdina affinis manicata ( Lacordaire, 1848)

Clythra (Gynandrophthalma) afþnis var. manicata Lacordaire, 1848: 304 (original description).

Gynandrophthalma manicata Lefèvre, 1872: 341 (original description), syn. nov.

Chilotoma reyi var. lucidipes Pic, 1897c: 206 (original description), syn. nov.

Type localities. Clythra manicata : ‘Espagne’. Gynandrophthalma manicata :‘ Espagne: Galice; Castille’ [ Spain: Galicia, Castile]. Chilotoma reyi var. lucidipes : ‘Portugal’.

Type material examined. Clythra manicata: Not examined.

Gynandrophthalma manicata : SYNTYPES: 1 ♀ (on the same pin), ‘ Galice [w, h] // Type [w, p] // Ex-Musaeo / LEFÈVRE / 1894 [w, p] // TYPE [r, p] // manicata / Lefèv. [box label, w, h]’ ( MNHN – coll. Lefèvre).

Chilotoma reyi var. lucidipes : SYNTYPES: 1 ♂ 1 ♀ (on the same pin), ‘Gynandroph. / thoracica / Portugal [w, h] // type [w, h] // v. lucidipes / Pic [w, h] // TYPE [r, p]’ ( MNHN – coll. Pic).

Distribution. Portugal and Spain ( REGALIN & MEDVEDEV 2010b).

Comments. In many cases LACORDAIRE (1848) when describing varieties gave them a one--letter name (e.g. Var. A) and simultaneously mentioned its full name either with the complete

reference or mentioned it in the text. Such names are currently accepted as validly described as the name is accompanied with the description (e.g. BEZD Ċ K & KANTNER 2010, REGALIN & MEDVEDEV 2010a).

The variety manicata Lacordaire, 1848 was ħrst mentioned in the text under the variety A of Clythra (Gynandrophthalma) afþnis and was based on one female from Reiche ̓ s collection ( Espagne, Ghilliani leg.). LEFÈVRE (1872) did not accept Lacordaire ̓ s description and provided his own. Although in the text he was using only species names without ‘sp. n.’ or ‘m.’, in index (p. 394) the name is listed as ‘ manicata Lef’ what, in our opinion, clearly indicates Lefèvre ̓ s intention to describe it as new to science. Also, it is necessary to note that LEFÈVRE (1872) described G. manicata from different specimens than LACORDAIRE (1848). In sum, G. manicata Lefèvre, 1872 is an available name and has to be treated as a junior subjective synonym and a primary homonym of Clythra (Gynandrophthalma) afþnis var. manicata Lacordaire, 1848 .

Chilotoma reyi var. lucidipes was treated as a simple synonym of Smaragdina reyi (Brisout de Barneville, 1866) (e.g. REGALIN & MEDVEDEV 2010b). However, examination of two syntypes of var. lucidipes proved that this variety has to be synonymized with Smaragdina afþnis manicata ( Lacordaire, 1848) .