Choriphyllum plagiatum Walker 1871

Choriphyllum plagiatum Walker, 1871

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Description. Body surface granulated; antennae longer than length of hind femur; antennal groove situated below lower margin of compound eyes; eyes globose with flattened dorsal base; fascial carinae arcuate; interocular width of vertex between eyes (in dorsal view) is wider than vertical width of one compound eye; anterior margin of pronotum rounded, slightly arcuate and with subtriangulated shape over the head; middle part of median carina protruding, giving the pronotum a leaf-like triangular shape with posterior part slightly concave; pronotum ornamented with black spots of different size and without definite shape; pronotum with parallel radiating veins and a lot of small granules on the foliaceous part of pronotum; lateral lobes directed downwards, close to the body.

Comments. Walker (1871) only provided a general description of C. plagiatum. Afterwards, Hancock (1902) presented the species as Phyllonotus plagiatum, but Hancock (1907) corrected the name justifying a compilation error. The original description was based on one female from Jamaica but there is a male specimen housed at the BMNH with labels indicating that it’s from a series. As a consequence, either Walker confused the sex of the specimen (terminalia are partially covered) or this is not the original specimen. Additionally, the author did not designate the holotype in the original description. However, following article 73.1.2 of the ICZN, that specimen is the holotype fixed by monotypy.