Pachybrachis pulvinatus Suffrian, 1852

Barney, Robert J., 2019, Key to All Sixty-Four Species of Pachybrachis Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cryptocephalinae) in the Eastern USA, The Coleopterists Bulletin 73 (1), pp. 85-96 : 94

47. Pachybrachis pulvinatus Suffrian, 1852 (Type

unknown).

Riley and Barney 2015: figs. 11, 13–14; map 2.

Remarks. Three specimens (16 2♀♀) recently discovered in BMNH were identified as P. pulvinatus . The male is labeled “E. Coll. / Chev. t // ???? / P. pulvinatus [hand-inked, tan paper] // 6756 [printed, tan paper] // Standingas / P. pulvinatus [hand-inked, white paper].” One female is labeled “Carolina [hand-inked, green paper] // Named / by Suffr. / Coll. / Deyrolle // Pachybrachys / pulvinatus / Suffr / N. America [hand-inked, tan paper] // Baly Coll. [printed, white paper].” The remaining female is labeled “Sharp Coll. / 1905-1913. [printed, tan paper] // Pachybrach / luridus / Fab / Am. Bor. [hand-inked, tan paper] // Standingas / P. pulvinatus [hand-inked, white paper].” While the second female is actually P. atomarius , the other two specimens are possible neotypes.