Conchyloctenia punctata (Fabricius, 1787)
Cassida punctata Fabricius, 1787: 64 (ST in ZMK), 1801: 400; Herbst, 1799: 341; Boheman, 1854: 348, 1856: 120, 1862: 295; Schönherr, 1817: 222; Zimsen, 1964: 91.
Aspidomorpha punctata: Gemminger and Harold, 1876: 3650; Kaeseberg in Graf von Götzen, 1895: 400; Kolbe, 1898: 344; Harris, 1937: 488.
Aspidomorpha (Conchyloctenia) punctata: Spaeth, 1902 b: 450, 1943: 53; Shaw, 1955: 236; 1956 a: 264; 1961: 24; 1968 a: 370; 1972: 68.
Conchyloctenia punctata: Spaeth, 1902 b: 450, 1914 g: 80; 1924: 300; 1935 a: 174; Paterson, 1941: 6 (immature stages); Borowiec, 1985 b: 236; 1985 c: 444, 1994 a: 96 (incl. fig.), 1999 d: 213, 2005 e: 128, 2010 c: 565; Heron and Borowiec, 1997: 628; Heron, 1999: 565-580 (biology); Heron, 2003 b: 32, 2011; 137; Haitlinger, 2009 a: 109 (parasites).
Cassida hebes Boheman, 1854: 347 (HT! in ZMHU!); 1856: 120; 1862: 295.
Aspidomorpha hebes: Gemminger and Harold, 1876: 3649.
Aspidomorpha (Conchyloctenia) hebes: Spaeth, 1902 b: 450.
Conchyloctenia punctata var. hebes: Spaeth, 1914 g: 80.
Cassida luteicollis Boheman, 1854: 353 (HT! in NRS!), 1856: 121, 1862: 296; Kolbe, 1898: 345; Spaeth, 1943: 53 (as syn. of punctata).
Aspidomorpha luteicollis: Gemminger and Harold, 1876: 3649; Weise, 1899 a: 261.
Aspidomorpha punctata var. luteicollis: Weise, 1899 a: 262.
Aspidomorpha (Conchyloctenia) punctata var. luteicollis: Spaeth, 1902 b: 450.
Conchyloctenia punctata var. luteicollis: Spaeth, 1914 g: 80.
Conchyloctenia punctata ssp. luteicollis: Spaeth, 1924: 301.
Cassida punctata var. maculipennis Boheman, 1854: 348 (ST in ?).
Aspidomorpha punctata var. maculipennis: Weise, 1899 a: 262.
Aspidomorpha (Conchyloctenia) punctata var. maculipennis: Spaeth, 1902 b: 450.
Conchyloctenia punctata var. maculipennis: Spaeth, 1914 g: 80.
Conchyloctenia punctata ab. maculipennis: Spaeth, 1924: 301.
Cassida parummaculata Boheman, 1854: 349 (LT! in NRS!, PLT! in IZPAS!), 1856: 121; 1862: 295; Borowiec, 1994a: 96 (as syn. of punctata); Węgrzynowicz and Wąsowska, 1996: 41.
Aspidomorpha parummaculata: Gemminger and Harold, 1876: 3650.
Aspidomorpha parumpunctata [sic]: Spaeth, 1899: 215.
Aspidomorpha punctata var. parummaculata: Weise, 1899 a: 262.
Aspidomorpha (Conchyloctenia) punctata var. parummaculata: Spaeth, 1902 b: 450; Shaw, 1956 a: 264.
Aspidomorpha (Conchyloctenia) punctata ab. parummaculata: Weise, 1910 c: 451.
Conchyloctenia punctata ssp. parummaculata: Spaeth, 1909 d: 277; 1912 b: 504; 1914 g: 80; 1916 b: 41; 1922 b: 1000; 1924: 298, 301; 1925 d: 4; 1943: 54.
Aspidomorpha (Conchyloctenia) punctata parummaculata: Shaw, 1955: 236.
Cassida atripennis Fairmaire, 1869: 253 (HT! in MNHN!); Gemminger and Harold, 1876: 3652.
Aspidomorpha atripennis: Spaeth, 1899: 215; Weise, 1910 c: 504.
Aspidomorpha (Conchyloctenia) atripennis: Spaeth, 1902 b: 450; 1915 d: 154 (as syn. of punctata).
Conchyloctenia punctata var. atripennis: Spaeth, 1914 g: 80.
Conchyloctenia punctata ab. atripennis: Spaeth, 1924: 301.
Ischyrosonyx hospes Dohrn, 1881: 311 (HT! in IZPAS!); Spaeth, 1902 b: 450 (as syn. of punctata); Węgrzynowicz and Wąsowska, 1996: 47.
Cassida exsanguis Gearstecker, 1884: 62 (TE was preserved in Hamburg, destroyed during Second World War); Kolbe, 1898: 345; Spaeth, 1909 d: 277 (as syn. of parummaculata).
Aspidomorpha (Conchyloctenia) exsanguis: Spaeth, 1902 b: 450.
Conchyloctenia austro-occidentalis Spaeth, 1935 b: 95 (ST! in MM!, other were preserved in Hamburg, destroyed during Second World War); Borowiec, 1985 c: 444 (as syn. of punctata).
Host plant: Convolvulaceae: Ipomoea purpurea (Paterson, 1941); Convolvulus farinosus, Hewittia sublobata, Ipomoea batatas, I. cairica, I. ficifolia: imago only (Heron and Borowiec, 1997).
Distr.: punctata: Cap. Bon. Spei; hebes: Caffraria; luteicollis: Africa australis; maculipennis: not given; parummaculata: Caput Bonae Spei; Caffraria; atripennis: Madagascar; hospes: Transvaal; exsanguis: ?; austroocidentalis: SW-Afrika: Bez. Otjivarongo, Farm Okosongomingo und Gr. Waterberg. Angola; Botswana; Burundi; Cameroon; Ethiopia; Gabon; Guinea (?introduced); Ivory Coast (?introduced); Kenya; Malawi; Mozambique; Namibia; Ruanda; Somalia; South Africa; Tanzania; Uganda; Upper Volta; Zaire; Zambia; Zimbabwe.
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