Chelymorpha varians (Blanchard, 1851)
Cassida varians Blanchard in Gay, 1851: 531 (ST! in NRS!).
Chelymorpha varians: Boheman, 1856: 81, 1862: 213; Gemminger and Harold, 1876: 3641; Spaeth, 1914 g: 60; Blackwelder, 1946: 745; Borowiec, 1999 d: 104, 2002 a: 75, 2009 f: 653; Mohamedsaid, 2000 b: 376; Borowiec and Skuza, 2004: 447 (spermatheca); Flinte et al., 2009: 582.
Chelymorpha variabilis Boheman, 1854: 61 (LT! in NRS!), 1856: 81, 1862: 213; Burmeister, 1870: 278; Gemminger and Harold, 1876: 3641; Dohrn, 1880: 156; Spaeth, 1914 g: 60; Tenenbaum, 1927: 37; Blackwelder, 1946: 745; Wilcox, 1975: 153; Buzzi, 1988: 570 (biology); Borowiec, 1996 a: 162, 1997: 663 (as syn. of varians); Mohamedsaid, 2000 b: 376.
Chelimorpha variabilis: Thibon, 1915: 83 (biology); Frers, 1922: 252 (imm. stages).
Chelymorpha crucifera Boheman, 1854: 87 (LT! in NRS!), 1856: 84, 1862: 220; Burmeister, 1870: 278; Gemminger and Harold, 1876: 3639; Spaeth, 1914 g: 58; Tenenbaum, 1927: 37; Blackwelder, 1946: 745; De Zolessi, 1968: 34 (as syn. of variabilis).
Chelymorpha signaticollis Boheman, 1854: 88 (nomen nudum, cited in synonymy).
Chelymorpha crucifera var. signaticollis: Gemminger and Harold, 1876: 3639.
Chelymorpha crucifera ab. signaticollis: Spaeth, 1914 g: 58; Blackwelder, 1946: 745.
Chelymorpha tucumana Boheman, 1854: 64 (HT! in NRS!), 1856: 81, 1862: 215; Burmeister, 1870: 278; Gemminger and Harold, 1876: 3641; Blackwelder, 1946: 745; Borowiec, 1997: 663 (as syn. of varians).
Chelymorpha variabilis var.? tucumana: Spaeth, 1914 g: 60; Blackwelder, 1946: 745.
Chelymorpha patagonica Boheman, 1854: 60 (HT! in MNHN!), 1856: 80, 1862: 213; Burmeister, 1870: 278; Gemminger and Harold, 1876: 3640; Spaeth, 1914 g: 59; Blackwelder, 1946: 745; Borowiec, 1999 d: 104 (as syn. of varians).
Mesomphalia cribellata Dohrn, 1878: 455 (HT! in IZPAS!); Spaeth,1901 a: 346 (as syn. of variabilis).
Pseudomesompahlia cribellata: Spaeth, 1901 a: 346.
Host plant: Convolvulaceae: Convolvulus arvensis (Frers, 1922).
Distr.: varians: [Chile]: Concepcion y la Araucania; variabilis: Buenos Ayres, Rio Janeiro et Corrientes; crucifera: Buenos Ayres; Cayenna; signaticollis: ?; tucumana: Tucuman; patagonica: Patagonia; cribellata: Buenos Ayres; Cordova argent. N Argentina: Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Chaco, Cordoba, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Jujuy, La Pampa, Misiones, Pico, Salta, Santa Fe, Santiago del Esterno, Tucuman; Bolivia: Cochabamba, Santa Cruz; S Brazil: Parana, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina; Chile: Araucania, Chillan, Taica, Valparaiso; Paraguay; Uruguay: Canelones, Cerro Largo, Chacabuco, Montevideo, Rocha.
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