Cryphalus discretus, (Eichhoff, 1878 a), 2017

Johnson, Andrew J., Knížek, Miloš, Atkinson, Thomas H., Jordal, Bjarte H., Ploetz, Randy C. & Hulcr, Jiri, 2017, Resolution of a Global Mango and Fig Pest Identity Crisis, Insect Systematics and Diversity 1 (2), pp. 1-10 : 5-6

H. discretus ( Eichhoff, 1878a) stat. rev.

C. discretus Eichhoff, 1878a ; C. discretus Eichhoff, 1878b , syn. n.; Cryphalus scabricollis Eichhoff, 1878b , syn. n.; C. brevisetosus Schedl, 1943 , syn. n.

The specimens determined to be this species clearly differ from H. dilutus by the pronotal disc ( H. dilutus containing scale like setae, compared to H. discretus , C. scabricollis and C. brevisetosus which have only slightly flattened setae with pointed tips) and by the absence of the mesofemoral spine (absent in the type of H. discretus , which is a male and the mesofemur is clearly visible). The name

H. scabricollis ( Eichhoff 1878b) , as well as C. discretus Eichhoff, 1878b are now considered junior synonyms because the descriptions by Eichhoff (1878a), which include only C. discretus and C. dilutus , precede the description by Eichhoff (1878b) cited in Wood and Bright’s (1992) catalog. We also found minor differences between specimens previously determined as C. discretus and C. scabricollis : C. discretus specimens seemed to have smaller asperities and a taller body shape than specimens of C. scabricollis . However, insufficient material was available for extensive review, and taxonomic changes among these are beyond the scope of the study.