Callispa almora Maulik, 1923 : 599

Faisal, Mohammad & Singh, Sudhir, 2018, Type specimens of Chrysomelidae and Megalopodidae (Coleoptera) in the National Forest Insect Collection (NFIC), Forest Research Institute, Dehra Dun, India, Zootaxa 4420 (4), pp. 509-529 : 515

Callispa almora Maulik, 1923: 599

( Fig. 9 )

There is one paratype in NFIC and has following information on the labels, Label 1: White label stating collection locality ' INDIA:(Uttarakhand), Almora , Khaula , 4500 ft.; H.G. C. (Champion)'. Label 2: White label ' Callispa almora M., Cotype, 1923 (hand written); Det. S. Maulik '. Label 3: Yellow bordered white circular label stating ' Cotype'.

Remarks: In the original description author stated that species has been described from six specimens all collected by HG Champion from Khaula, Almora 4500 ft. 'Type' deposited in the NHM. Staines (2015) also mentioned the same 'BMNH".

Figures

FIGURES 8–10. Types of Chrysomelidae deposited in NFIC. 8, Estigmena bicolor, Type. 9, Callispa almora, Cotype. 10, Downesia sasthi, Cotype.