Charidotella (Chaerocassis) purpurata (Boheman, 1855)
Coptocycla purpurata Boheman, 1855: 300 (TE! in NRS!), 1856: 180, 1862: 443; Gemminger and Harold, 1876: 3673; Crotch, 1873: 79.
Metriona (Metriona) purpurata: Spaeth, 1914 g: 140.
Metriona purpurata: Barber, 1916: 125; Sanderson, 1957: 223; Balsbaugh and Hays, 1972: 197; Riley and Enns, 1979: 82.
Charidotella purpurata: Wilcox, 1975: 160.
Charidotella (Chaerocassis) purpurata: Borowiec, 1989 b: 219, 1999 d: 339.
Chirida lacunata Blackburn, 1896: 105 (HT! in BMNH!); Borowiec, 1990 b: 35 (as syn.).
Metriona lacunata: Spaeth, 1914 g: 142.
Host plant: Convolvulaceae: (Balsbaugh and Hays, 1972); Ipomoea pandurata, Convolvulus sepium (Riley and Enns, 1979).
Distr.: purpurata: Missouri Americae borealis; lacunata: N. Queensland. S USA and Mexico. Description of C. lacunata based on mislabelled on introduced specimen.
figure: habitus in colour
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