Javeta foveicollis ( Gressitt, 1939 )

Sekerka, Lukáš, Jia, Fenglong, Pang, Hong & Borowiec, Lech, 2016, Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) types deposited at Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China, Zootaxa 4084 (1), pp. 50-78 : 60

Javeta foveicollis ( Gressitt, 1939)

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Wallaceana foveicollis Gressitt, 1939a: 168 .

Type locality. China, Hainan Prov., Qiongzhong Li and Miao Autonomous Co., Limushan Mts., Yingge Ling Mt., approx. 19°02.2′N, 109°32.5′E, 600–1740 m a.s.l.

Original type series. Described only from the holotype ( LMNH).

Type material examined. Holotype, glued: ‘ Hainan Is.,South China | Ying-ko-au Mountain, W. | of and near Lai-mo-ling | (Mt. Range), Kiung-Shan | Dist. June 23-24, 1935, | F. K. To [w, p, cb] || HOLOTYPE | WALLACEA [hw] | FOVEICOLLIS [hw] | J.L.Gressitt [r, p + hw by Gressitt, cb] || WALLACEA | FOVEICOLLIS | GRESSITT [w, hw by Gressitt, cb] || [vernacular name in Chinese, hw] | Javeta foveicollis [hw] | (Gressitt) [hw] | det. Li-Zhong Hua [in Chinese, p] 1987 [hw] [w, p, cb] || En-289769 | [Data Matrix barcode] SYS [w. p, cb]’.

Current status. Valid species.

Remarks. Originally described in Wallaceana Maulik, 1928 and latter transferred to Javeta Baly, 1859 by Uhmann (1958). The transfer is correct as the specimen undoubtly belong to the genus Javeta .

Figures

FIGURES 12 – 19. 12. Wallaceana foveicollis Gressitt, 1939 (holotype, 4.3 mm); 13. Planispa castaneipennis Chûjô, 1937 (syntype, 8.4 mm); 14. Agonita picea Gressitt, 1953 (holotype, 5.4 mm); 15. A. sculpturata Gressitt, 1953 (holotype, 5.0 mm); 16. Downesia balyi Gressitt, 1950 (holotype, 5.7 mm); 17. D. kwangtunga Gressitt, 1950 (holotype, 4.5 mm); 18. Neodownesia rubra Gressitt, 1953 (holotype, 6.5 mm); 19. Chaeridiona cupreoviridis Gressitt, 1950 (holotype, 3.8 mm).