Epistictina reicheana (Guérin, 1844)

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Epistictina reicheana (Guérin, 1844) ( Fig. 10D )

Calopepla reicheana Guérin, 1844:286 . Epistictia selecta Boheman, 1850:13 . Epistictia matronula Boheman, 1850:14 .

Material examined. 2 spec., without locality data (775-776/9).

Distribution in India . India ( Spaeth, 1914c); Karnataka (Bengaluru – Ghate & Ranade, 2002); Kerala (Periyar Lake, Cardamon Hills, Thatekkad, Quilon, Thiruvananthapuram “Trivandrum”, Vellayani, Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary – Takizawa, 1983; Borowiec, 2001, 2009); Maharashtra (Amba Valley, Raigad – Ghate & Ranade, 2002; Ghate et al., 2003); Tamil Nadu (Kallar, Kotagiri, Niligiri, Kallar, Kumli – Guérin, 1844; Maulik, 1919; Takizawa, 1985b, 1986; Borowiec, 2001, 2009; Borowiec & Takizawa, 1991).

General distribution. Oriental ( Sri Lanka) and Palaearctic ( Nepal, Pakistan) (Borowiec, 1999; Borowiec & Świętojańska, 2024; Sekerka & Świętojańska, 2024).

Figures

Figure 10. Habitus of type/co–type and attached label data. A. Cassida circumdata var. dentata Herbst, 1799 (current valid name: Cassida circumdata Herbst, 1799); B. Cassida selecta (Weise, 1905) (current valid name: Chiridopsis selecta (Weise, 1905); C. Cassida stupa Maulik 1919; D. Epistictina reicheana (Guérin, 1844); E. Sindia sedecimmaculata Spaeth, 1901 (current valid name: Laccoptera sedecimmaculata Spaeth, 1901).