Rhynchasphaera orophila Bechyné, 1955

Roie, Martijn Van, D’Hont, Anouk, Konstantinov, Alexander & Furth, David, 2023, Types of Cuyabasa Bechyné, Palmaraltica Bechyné and Rhynchasphaera Bechyné (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini: Oedionychina) of the Naturhistorisches Museum, Basel, with keys to species and descriptions of genitalia, and new combinations for species transferred to the oedionychine, Zootaxa 5318 (1), pp. 67-82 : 78

Rhynchasphaera orophila Bechyné, 1955

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Rhynchasphaera orophila Bechyné 1955b:199 ( Bolivia: Yungas del Palmar , holotype male).

Measurements. LB = 7.04 mm; WB = 4.43 mm (N=1)

Distribution. Bolivia.

Type examined. Holotype: Bolivia Yungas de Palmar 2000m Zischka Ew. Reitter , Holotype male Rhynchasphaera orophila ns. J. Bechyne det., 1954 ( NMB)

Additional specimens examined. Yungas del Palmar 2000m, 5.2.1950 Bolivia, Zischka, Propiedad del MIZA Fac. Agronomica UCV Maracay, Venezuela, Rhynchasphaera orophila Bech. (1 on loan to D. Furth).

Literature records. BOLIVIA: Yungas del Palmar, 2000m (Zischka, Mus. G. Frey) ( Bechyné 1955b). Yungas del Palmar, 2000m (R. Zichka, Mus. G. Frey) ( Bechyné 1959).

Description of genitalia. Dissection of the single available specimen (holotype) was not possible due to the poor condition of the abdomen.

Diagnosis. Rhynchasphaera orophila can be quite easily separated from the two other species in this genus by elytral coloration (see key above, Figure 9 ) and by a nearly impunctate frons ( Figure 9C ).

Figures

FIGURE 9. Holotype male of Rhynchasphaera orophila Bechyné from the NMB. A. Dorsal view; B. Lateral view; C. Frontal view; D. Label. Scale bar: 1 mm.