Chelymorpha inflata Boheman, 1854

Chelymorpha inflata Boheman, 1854: 12 (LT! in NRS!), 1856: 74, 1862: 197; Gemminger and Harold, 1876: 3640; Spaeth, 1914 g: 59; Tenenbaum, 1927: 36; Blackwelder, 1946: 745; Haitlinger, 1993 b: 281 (phoretic mites); Borowiec, 1996 a: 160, 1998 b: 172, 1999 d: 100, 2009 f: 651; Borowiec and Skuza, 2004: 443 (spermatheca); Flinte et al., 2009: 582.

Chelymorpha infaceta Boheman, 1854: 17 (HT! in NRS!), 1856: 76, 1862: 197; Burmeister, 1870: 277; Gemminger and Harold, 1876: 3640; Donckier, 1884: CLIV; Spaeth, 1914 g: 59; Blackwelder, 1946: 745; Borowiec, 1996 a: 159, 1997: 662 (as syn. of inflata), 2002 a: 73.

Chelymorpha catharinensis Boheman, 1856: 75 (LT! And PLT! in NRS!), 1862: 198; Gemminger and Harold, 1876: 3639.

Chelymorpha inflata var. catharinensis: Spaeth, 1914 g: 59; Tenenbaum, 1927: 36; Blackwelder, 1946: 745.

Host plant: Convolvulaceae: Ipomoea batatas, I. cairica (Marques, 1932).

Distr.: inflata: Brasilia; infaceta: Corrientes; catharinensis: St. Catharina, Brasiliae. N Argentina: Corrientes, Entre Rios, Misiones; Brazil: Para, Parana, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Sao Paulo; Ecuador: Tena; Paraguay: Caaguazu.

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habitus in colour (three aberrations)
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habitus in colour (typical form)

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