Dorynota (Dorynota) parallela Blanchard, 1837

Simões, Marianna V. P., 2014, Taxonomic Revision of the Genus Paranota Monrós and Viana, 1949 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Dorynotini), The Coleopterists Bulletin 68 (4), pp. 631-655 : 652-653

Dorynota (Dorynota) parallela Blanchard, 1837 revised status

( Figs. 85–97 )

Dorynota (Dorynota) parallela Blanchard in D’ Orbigny 1837: 212; Blackwelder 1946: 747; Monrós and Viana 1949: 425.

Batonota parallela: Boheman 1854: 165, 1856: 95 , 1862: 238; Gemminger and Harold 1876: 3645; Wagener 1881: 46; Spaeth 1914: 66, 1923: 68; Maulik 1916: 583.

Batonota (Batonota) parallela: Spaeth 1942: 32 .

Paranota parallela: Monrós and Viana 1949: 425 ; Borowiec 1999: 167, 2002: 108, 2009: 692; Borowiec and Moragues 2005: 275; Marques et al. 2006: 22; Flinte et al. 2009: 594.

Batonota mucronotata Boheman 1854: 164, 1856: 94 , 1862: 237; Gemminger and Harold 1876: 3645; Wagener 1881: 45; Spaeth 1914: 66, 1923: 68; Maulik 1916: 583.

Dorynota mucronotata: Blackwelder 1946: 747 .

Batonota monocera: Gemminger and Harold 1876: 3645 (nomen nudum).

Remarks. The description of D. parallela by Blanchard (1837) was brief and highlighted only diagnostic features of the subgenus Dorynota s. str., such as punctate pronotum and elytra and conspicuous spinose projection at the median region of the elytra. Boheman (1854) redescribed the species, with further details of body color, elytral and pronotal shape and punctation, and in his discussion, P. parallela was compared sizewise with D. pugionata , being slightly shorter and wider and subequal in size to P. ensifera . Monrós and Viana (1949) transferred P. parallela to Dorynota s. str. but did not justify the taxonomic change.

After examination of the lectotype, paralectotype, 247 specimens identified as P. parallela obtained from DBET, DZUP, MMUE, MNHN, MNRJ, MZH, MZUSP, and SMNH, and male and female terminalia, I observed that the species does not exhibit the diagnostic features of Paranota , and here its original combination is reinstated.

Dorynota parallela has the anterior pronotal margin medially acuminate and elevated; scutellum slightly projected over posterior angle of pronotum; elytral spinose projection slightly shorter than body height; claws ( Fig. 38 ) parallel, with the left claw slightly shorter than right claw; male terminalia ( Figs. 88–93 ) with median lobe ( Fig. 88 ) at an obtuse angle; tegmen ( Figs. 89–90 ) not wellsclerotized, except for basal portion of manubrium, with arms flattened laterally, acuminate at apex; internal sac ( Figs. 91–93 ) membranous, highly convoluted dorsally, with two bags bulging dorsally ( Figs. 91–92 ); surface and inner walls sparsely armed with spicules and two sinuous arms ( Fig. 93 ) laterally to apex. Female terminalia ( Figs. 94–97 ) with sternite VIII ( Fig. 95 ) apodeme 1.7 times longer than sternite width, narrow, and with subparallel lateral margins medially; spermatheca ( Fig. 94 ) falcate, with truncate base and posterior third abruptly tapering towards apex; spermathecal duct long and coiled. In Paranota species , the pronotum has the anterior margin medially emarginated or rounded; scutellum not projected over posterior angle of pronotum; claws ( Fig. 38 ) subparallel with the left claw distinctly shorter than right claw; male terminalia ( Figs. 39–41 , 52–56 , 62–64 , 72–74 ) with tegmen well-sclerotized, arms not flattened laterally, apex truncate; median lobe at a 90° angle; female terminalia ( Figs. 43–46 , 65–68 , 78–81 ) with sternite VIII apodeme as long as the width of sternite, narrow at base; spermatheca U-shaped, rounded at base, tapered continuously towards apex; spermathecal duct long and strongly coiled.

Geographical Distribution. Recorded from Argentina (Misiones), Bolivia (Beni, Guarayos, José Miguel de Velasco ), Brazil (Pará, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Bahia, Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina), Ecuador, Paraguay (Distrito Capital, Itapúa), and Peru (Cuzco) (Borowiec and Świętojańska 2014) .

Type Material. Lectotype: Brasil // Type // Mhn // NHRS-JLKB \ 000020986 // Lectotype \ des. L. Borowiec ( SMNH) ; Paralectotype ( Figs. 85–86 ): Museum Paris \ Bolivie \ (Chiquitos) \ D`Orbigny 1834 // 7316 \ 34 // Paralectotype \ des. L. Borowiec ( MNHN) .

Other Material Examined (142). ARGENTINA: Misiones : V.1955, Dirings lgt. (1 female, MZUSP) ; BOLIVIA: Beni: Reyes , 1–20.XII.1956, L. Pena lgt. (1 specimen, MNRJ) ; BRAZIL: “BRAZILIA”: Dejean lgt. (6 specimens, ZMH) ; Bahia: G. Bondar lgt. (13 specimens, MNRJ) ; G. Bondar lgt. (3 specimens, USNM) ; Goiás: Anápolis , IX.1937

(1 specimen, MNRJ); Campinas , (1 specimen, DZUP) ; Goiatuba , II.1941 (1 specimen, MNRJ) ; Leopoldo Bulhões , IX.1937, Nick lgt. (1 specimen, USNM) ; XI.1950, Dirings lgt. (1 specimen, MZUSP) ; Minaçu , XII.1987, Monné & Roppa lgt. (2 specimens, MNRJ) ; Mato Grosso: Cáceres , 10.XI.1984, C. Elias lgt. (4 specimens, DZUP) ; Chapada dos Guimarãs , 27.X.1961, F.M. Oliveira lgt. (3 specimen, DZUP) ; Cuiabá , 26.X.1953, C. R. Gonçalves lgt. (4 specimens, MNRJ) ; Poconé , 4.XI.1988, J. Becker & O. Roppa lgt. (1 specimen, MNRJ) ; Rio Paraná, X.1954, Dirings lgt. (1 specimen, MZUSP) ; Rosario Oeste , (1 specimen, MNRJ) ; X.1973, Dirings lgt. (12 specimens, MZUSP) ; I–II.1972, Dirings lgt. (10 specimens, MZUSP) ; II.1970, Dirings lgt. (1 specimen, MZUSP) ; XI.1970, Dirings lgt. (2 specimens, MZUSP) ; XI.1970, Dirings lgt. (4 specimens, MZUSP) ; XI.1971, Dirings lgt. (5 specimens, MZUSP) ; II.1971, Dirings lgt. (2 specimens, MZUSP) ; X.1973, Dirings lgt. (1 specimen, MZUSP) ; Minas Gerais: Araguary , X.1931, R. Spitz lgt. (1 specimen, DZUP) ; Belo Horizinte , 19.X.1946, Pena Filho lgt. (1 specimen, MNRJ) ; Passos , XII.1962, C. Elias lgt. (2 specimens, DZUP) ; XI.1961, C. Elias lgt. (1 specimen, DZUP) ; Pedra Azul , XI.1972, F.M. Oliveira lgt. (1 specimen, MNRJ) ; XII.1970, F.M. Oliveira lgt. (2 specimen, MNRJ) ; Pirapora , (1 specimen, MNRJ) ; XI.1975, Seabra, Alvarenga, Roppa and Monné lgt. (16 specimens, MNRJ) ; Rio Paraná, (1 specimen, DZUP) ; Rosório Oeste , (1 specimen, DZUP) ; Pará: Rio Tapajós, Santarenzinho , II.1964, Dirings (26 specimen, MZUSP) ; Santa Catarina: Corupá , XI.1944, X.J.Guerín lgt. (1 specimen, USNM) ; São Paulo: (1 specimen, DZUP) ; Anhangabau , XI.1924, R. Spitz (1 specimen, MNRJ) ; Jundiaí , 21.X.1961, Werner col. (5 specimen, MZUSP) ; Rio Claro , 13.XI.1980, Alejo Mesa lgt. (1 specimen, MZUSP) .

Figures

Figs. 82–97. Paranota apiculata: 82) Lectotype, dorsal view; 83) Lectotype, lateral view and labels; 84) Metepimeron. Dorynota parallela: Male: 85) Paralectotype, dorsal view; 86) Paralectotype, lateral view and labels; 87) Claws; 88) Medium lobe, lateral view; 89) Tegmen, dorsal view; 90) Tegmen, lateral view; 91) Internal sac, dorsal view; 92) Internal sac, lateral view; 93) Internal sac, ventral view; Female: 94) Spermatheca; 95) Sternite VIII; 96) Sternite IX; 97) Tergite X. sa = sinous arm. Scale bars = 1 mm.

Figs. 35–46. Paranota ensifera. Male: 35) Lectotype, dorsal view; 36) Lectotype, lateral view and labels; 37) Protarsomere; 38) Claws; 39) Median lobe, lateral view; 40) Tegmen, dorsal view; 41) Tegmen, lateral view; Female: 42) Abdomen; 43) Sternite VIII; 44) Spermatheca; 45) Tergite X; 46) Sternite IX. ma = manubrium. Scale bars = 1 mm.

Figs. 47–56. Paranota minima, male. 47) Dorsal view; 48) Lateral view; 49) Holotype, dorsal view; 50) Holotype, lateral view; 51) Holotype labels; 52) Median lobe, lateral view; 53) Tegmen, dorsal view; 54) Tegmen, lateral view; 55) Apex of median lobe, dorsal view; 56) Apex of median lobe, ventral view. o = ostium. Scale bars = 1 mm.

Figs. 57–68. Paranota rugosa. Male: 57) Dorsal view; 58) Lateral view; 59) Holotype, dorsal view; 60) Holotype, lateral view and labels; 61) Protarsomere; 62) Median lobe, lateral view; 63) Tegmen, dorsal view; 64) Tegmen, lateral view; Female: 65) Sternite VIII; 66) Sternite IX; 67) Spermatheca; 68) Tergite X. Scale bars = 1 mm.

Figs. 69–81. Paranota spinosa. Male: 69) Holotype, dorsal view; 70) Holotype, lateral view and labels; 71) Metepimeron; 72) Medium lobe, lateral view; 73) Tegmen, dorsal view; 74) Tegmen, lateral view; 75) Internal sac, dorsal view; 76) Internal sac, lateral view; 77) Internal sac, ventral view; Female: 78) Sternite VIII; 79) Sternite IX; 80) Spermatheca; 81) Tergite X. flg = flagellum; sclt = sclerite. Scale bars = 1 mm.