Batophila acutangula Heikertinger, 1921

Lee, Chi-Feng, 2025, The genus Batophila Foudras, 1860 (Coleoptera, Chrysomeliae, Galerucinae, Alticitae) in Taiwan, with descriptions of 11 new species, ZooKeys 1258, pp. 73-118 : 73-118

Batophila acutangula Heikertinger, 1921

Fig. 1 A – C

Batophila acutangula Heikertinger, 1921: 7.

Batophila yangweii Chen, 1933: 250; Heikertinger, 1948: 53 (as synonym for B. acutangula).

Type specimens examined.

Lectotype ♂ ( NHMB): “ H. Frieb / Perewaja-Rjetsch / Ka-Tal, 7–8 km / nördlich von / Wladiwostok [h, w] // Batophila / acutangula m. [h] / det. Heiktgr. [p, w] // Batoph. / acutang. / Type! [h, r] // 1953 Coll. / Heikertinger [p, w] // lectotype [h] / J. Bechyne det., 1956 [p, w] ”

Notes.

Batophila acutangula Heikertinger, 1921 is not found in Taiwan although it was recorded from Taiwan previously ( Chûjô 1937). Voucher specimens of B. yangweii ( Chûjô 1937) are identified as B. houjayi sp. nov., B. huangi sp. nov., B. taiwanica Döberl, 2010 , B. tsoui sp. nov., B. wusheensis sp. nov., and B. yuae sp. nov. Voucher specimens of B. acutangula ( Kimoto 1971, 1989) are identified as B. alishanensis sp. nov., B. choui sp. nov., B. houjayi sp. nov., B. taiwanica Döberl, 2010 . Several subspecies of B. acutangula in Japan were synonymized by Kimoto (1966); however, they may represent valid species since their aedeagi are different in shape, as illustrated by Kimoto (1966).

Figures

Figure 1. Type specimens and labels A. Batophila acutangula Heikertinger, 1921, lectotype, dorsal view; B. Ditto, lateral view; C. Labels pinned with lectotype; D. B. taiwanica Döberl, 2010, holotype, dorsal view; E. Ditto, lateral view; F. Labels pinned with holotype.