Botanochara haematodes (Perty, 1834)
Cassida haematodes Perty, 1830-34: 102 (TE in ?).
Poecilaspis haematodes: Boheman, 1850: 398, 1856: 67, 1862: 178; Gemminger and Harold, 1876: 3636; Spaeth,1940 d: 145.
Poecilaspis (Poecilaspis) haematodes: Spaeth, 1914 g: 46.
Botanochara haematodes: Blackwelder, 1946: 741; Borowiec, 1996 a: 132, 1999 d: 89; Borowiec and Takizawa, 2011: 430.
Poecilaspis bicruciata Boheman, 1856: 67 (LT! in NRS!), 1862: 181; Gemminger and Harold, 1876: 3636; Spaeth, 1940 d: 146 (as syn.).
Poecilaspis (Poecilaspis) bicruciata: Spaeth, 1914 g: 46.
Botanochara bicruciata: Blackwelder, 1946: 741.
Host plant: Convolvulaceae: Ipomoea batatas (Marques, 1932).
Distr.: haematodes: ?; bicruciata: Brasilia. Brazil: Bahia; Mato Grosso, Sao Paulo; Peru: Ucayali.
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