Chalcolampra speculifera Sharp, 1882

Leschen, Richard A. B., Reid, Chris A. M. & Nadein, Konstantin S., 2020, Generic Review of New Zealand Chrysomelinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), Zootaxa 4740 (1), pp. 1-66 : 25

Chalcolampra speculifera Sharp, 1882

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Chalcolampra speculifera Sharp, 1882:98 . Type locality: Greymouth.

Eualema walkeri Broun, 1903:86 . Synonymy by Broun 1910: 77. Type locality: Westport.

Comments. Sharp did not provide the number of specimens he examined for his species C. speculifera . Four specimens were in the main BMNH collection, and we decided that two of them, with original hard card used by Sharp, were syntypic. We designated one of these as the lectotype to stabilise the epithet, and the other was designated as a paralectotype. One specimen from Reitter’s collection and another pointed were excluded from the syntype series. Broun did not record the number of specimens he examined for his species E. walkeri named after J.J. Walker from the H.M.S. “Ringarooma”. One specimen in the BMNH was designated as the lectotype to stabilise the epithet.

Type material examined. Chalcolampra speculifera Sharp. Lectotype ( BMNH): mounted on card, “ Chalcolampra speculifera Type M. S. Greymouth, 1881 [in Sharp’s hand] // Type H. T. [round label with red border] // Sharp Coll. 1905-313.”. Paralectotype ( BMNH): same, but, “ Chalcolampra speculifera Ind. Typ. M. S. Greymouth, N. Zd. Helms [in Sharp’s hand]”. Eualema walkeri Broun. Lectotype ( BMNH): card-mounted [left protarsomeres 2–5 missing], “3014. [in Broun’s hand] // New Zealand. [red underline] Broun Coll. Brit. Mus. 1922-482. // Westport 1902—[in Broun’s hand] // Eualema walkeri . [in Broun’s hand]”.

Figures

FIGURES 2A–M. Dorsal habitus of Chalcolampra spp.; A, Chalcolampra sp.; B, Chalcolampra sp., length 4.8 mm; C, Chalcolampra speculifera Sharp, length 8.7 mm; D, Chalcolampra sp.