Animal Biodiversity and Evolution, Institute of Evolutionary Biology (CSIC-Universitat Pompeu Fabra), 08003 Barcelona, Spain..
Zootaxa. 2021 Apr 13;4953(1):zootaxa.4953.1.1. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4953.1.1.
In this work, the Chrysomelinae leaf beetle subgenus Calligrapha s. str. Chevrolat, 1836 is revised, offering redescriptions and keys for identification of twelve species currently considered in this group, allied to the South American species Calligrapha polyspila (Germar, 1821), the generic type of Calligrapha. The current species count results from important taxonomic changes. These include reversing a long-held synonymy, resurrecting the name Calligrapha mexicana Stål, 1859 stat. rev. for a species that is different from Chrysomela serpentina Rogers, 1856; upgrading the status of Polyspila serpentina var. discrepans Achard, 1923 to Calligrapha discrepans (Achard) stat. rev.; and formally proposing a number of new synonymies for several species, including: (1) Calligrapha discrepans (Achard) (= Calligrapha serpentina ssp. temaxensis Bechyné, 1952 syn. nov.); (2) Calligrapha fulvipes (Gistel, 1848) (= Calligrapha bajula Stål, 1860 syn. nov.; = Calligrapha nupta Stål, 1859 syn. nov.; = C. sponsa Stål, 1859 syn. nov.); and (3) Calligrapha polyspila (Germar) (= Polyspila polyspila var. bilineolata Achard, 1923 syn. nov.; = Polyspila polyspila var. plagata Achard, 1923 syn. nov.).
在这项工作中,修订了 Chrysomelinae 叶甲亚科 Calligrapha s. str. Chevrolat,1836,提供了目前归入该组的 12 种的重新描述和鉴定钥匙,这些种与南美种 Calligrapha polyspila (Germar,1821),Calligrapha 的模式种密切相关。目前的物种计数结果来自于重要的分类变化。这些变化包括推翻长期以来的同义词,恢复 Calligrapha mexicana Stål,1859 stat. rev. 的名称,用于与 Chrysomela serpentina Rogers,1856 不同的物种;将 Polyspila serpentina var. discrepans Achard,1923 的地位提升为 Calligrapha discrepans (Achard) stat. rev.;并正式提出了一些新的同义词,包括:(1) Calligrapha discrepans (Achard) (= Calligrapha serpentina ssp. temaxensis Bechyné,1952 syn. nov.);(2) Calligrapha fulvipes (Gistel,1848) (= Calligrapha bajula Stål,1860 syn. nov.;= Calligrapha nupta Stål,1859 syn. nov.;= C. sponsa Stål,1859 syn. nov.);和 (3) Calligrapha polyspila (Germar) (= Polyspila polyspila var. bilineolata Achard,1923 syn. nov.;= Polyspila polyspila var. plagata Achard,1923 syn. nov.)。