Mordellistena castanea (Boheman)

Blair, K. G., 1942, Coleoptera Heteromera From Guam, Insects of Guam I, Honolulu, Hawaii: Bernice P. Bishop Museum, pp. 56-60 : 59

2. Mordellistena castanea (Boheman) .

Mordella castanea Boheman , Eugenies Resa, Ins. Col., 108, 1858 ( Guam).

Mordella dodonaeae Montrouzier , Soc. Ent. France, Ann. III, 8: 306, 1860 ( New Caledonia).

Mordellistena dodonaeae (Montrouzier) Blair , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. IX, 9: 567, 1922 ( Fiji); Insects of Samoa 4 (2): 86, 1928 ( Samoa).

Santa Rosa Peak, May 19, Swezey , 12 examples; Piti, July 5, Oct. 27, 29, on bamboo leaves, Swezey, four examples; Agana, May 25, from Pithecolobiwm , Usinger , three examples; Agat, May 31, from Thespesia populnea , one example, Swezey ; Agat, Oct. 17, from Calophyllum inophylluni, Swezey , one example; Orote Pen., May 24, on Psychotria, Usinger , one example; Umatac, May 28, Usinger , one example; Mt. Chachao, May 16, on Cycas, Swezey , one example; Machanao, Aug. 6, on Piper guahamense, Swezey , one example .

Though Boheman's description gives insufficient detail to make this identification certain, these captures from the original locality are assumed to be this species.