Acrocassis (s. str.) gibbipennis (Boheman, 1854)
Cassida gibbipennis Boheman, 1854: 488 (LT! in NRS!), 1856: 146, 1862: 351; Gemminger and Harold, 1876: 3654; Karsch, 1882: 401; Weise, 1896 c: 29.
Hypocassida gibbipennis: Weise, 1903: 225; Spaeth, 1914 g: 90.
Acrocassis gibbipennis: Spaeth, 1924: 313, 1938 b: 61; Shaw, 1956 a: 267; Borowiec, 1985 b: 240, 1995 d: 370, 1999 d: 228, 2002 e: 23(incl. fig., colour photo), 2005 e: 121, 2010 c: 536; Heron and Borowiec, 1997: 629; Heron, 2003 b: 33.
Cassida ectypa Boheman, 1862: 354 (TE in ?); Gemminger and Harold, 1876: 3653; Borowiec, 2002 e: 23 (as syn. of gibbipennis).
Hypocassida ectypa: Weise, 1903: 225; Spaeth, 1914 g: 90.
Acrocassis ectypa: Borowiec, 1999 d: 228.
Patrisma gibbosa Gestro, 1895: 470 (HT! in MCSNG!); Kolbe, 1898: 344; Weise, 1899 a: 248; Spaeth, 1901 a: 347 (as syn. of gibbipennis).
Hypocassida gibbosa: Weise, 1903: 225, 1904 a: 57; Spaeth, 1910: 272, 1912 b: 504, 1914 g: 90.
Acrocassis gibbipennis ssp. gibbosa: Spaeth, 1924: 313, 1932 c: 233.
Cassida soror Weise, 1896: 30 (HT! in ZMHU!); Kolbe, 1898: 345; Borowiec, 2002 e: 23 (as syn. of gibbipennis).
Hypocassida soror: Weise, 1903: 226; Spaeth, 1914 g: 91.
Acrocassis gibbipennis ssp. soror: Spaeth, 1924: 313.
Acrocassis gibbosa ssp. soror: Spaeth, 1935 a: 174.
Cassida sanguiniventris Klug: Gemminger and Harold, 1876: 3654 (nomen nudum).
Host plant: Convolvulaceae: Convolvulus farinosus, Ipomoea batatas, I. cairica, I. congesta, I. fistulosa, I. plebeia (Heron and Borowiec, 1997); I. obscura (Heron, 2003 b); Ipomoea coccinea, I. malambarica, , I. purpurea (new data).
Distr.: gibbipennis: Caput Bonae Spei; ectypa: Promontorium Bonae Spei; gibbosa: ?; soror: Africa orientalis. Angola; Botswana; Ethiopia; Gabon; Kenya; Malawi; Mozambique; Namibia; South Africa; Tanzania; S Zaire; Zambia; Zimbabwe.
figure: habitus in colour
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