Chalepus bicolor, Hispinae? - Chalepus bicolor

Moved

Moved from Chalepus.

… Jim McClarin, 19 February, 2007 - 1:15am

Chalepus walshii ???

Am looking at series of Chalepus spp. in the TAMU coll.
C. bacchus, C. bicolor & C. walshii all look the same (to me).

Based on range, I'd lean towards C. walshii which is rec. from NH. (1)
Here are the listed proximal states for New England Chalepus spp:
C. bacchus: MD & NJ are closest...
C. bicolor: CT, MA, NY, RI,
C. walshii: CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, RI, VT...

Note, the black on the pronotum is atypical for all spp. of Chalepus (as far as the series of specimens before me).

FWIW, C. bicolor is by far the most common of the three spp. in TX...

Hope this helps...

… Mike Quinn, 13 January, 2006 - 6:48pm

Not Chalepus walshii sayi

Jim,
Your specimen doesn't appear to be Chalepus walshii sayi which is nearly all black ventrally (based on the three specimens in the TAMU coll. collected in west TX)...

Chalepus w. walshii occurs in NH but there are no spmns of that ssp. in the TAMU coll...

Perhaps significantly, all spmns of C. bicolor are predominantly red below...

… Mike Quinn, 13 January, 2006 - 7:00pm

Ch. walshi also does not have

Ch. walshi also does not have costae on the elytra.

… John R. Watts, 14 July, 2008 - 9:45am

Hence the name no doubt.

I want to thank you for looking, investigating and wrestling with this ID, Mike. Since I'm just a few miles from the Massachusetts/New Hampshire border, I don't doubt that a few Massachusetts bugs lose their way and wind up here ;-) In other words, it could well be C. bicolor.

… Jim McClarin, 15 January, 2006 - 8:11am

I agree

This is definitely C. bicolor

… Brad Barnd, 18 February, 2007 - 9:43pm

Thank you, Brad.

I created a species page and moved it there.

… Jim McClarin, 19 February, 2007 - 1:16am