Chiridopsis opposita (Boheman, 1854)
Cassida opposita Boheman, 1854: 461 (HT! in ZMHU!), 1856: 141, 1862: 343; Gemminger and Harold, 1876: 3656.
Chirida opposita: Weise, 1896 c: 23; Spaeth, 1914 g: 127.
Chiridopsis opposita: Spaeth, 1924: 352; Shaw, 1968 a: 371, 1972: 78; Borowiec, 1985 b: 241, 1986 a: 807, 1999 d: 301; Sekerka, 2004: 155; Borowiec & Świętojańska, 2017: 46 (incl. colour photos); Coache & Rainon, 2020: 35 (colour photo).
Coptocycla lorata Boheman, 1862: 419 (TE in BMNH); Gemminger and Harold, 1876: 3671; Spaeth, 1924: 352 (as syn.).
Chirida lorata: Weise, 1896 c: 23; Spaeth, 1914 g: 127.
Host plant: Convolvulaceae: Merremia hederacea (E. Obermaier in litt.).
Distr.: opposita: Senegallia; lorata: Africa occidentalis (Old Calabar). Benin; Burkina Faso; Cameroon; Ghana; Guinea; Ivory Coast; Liberia; Nigeria; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Togo; Zaire.
figure: habitus in colour
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