Stolas brachiata (Fabricius, 1798)
Cassida brachiata Fabricius, 1798: 82 (ST in ZMK), 1801: 393; Herbst, 1799: 351; Schoenherr, 1817: 217.
Thyreaspis brachiata: Hope, 1840 b: 90.
Mesomphalia brachiata: Boheman, 1850: 371, 1856: 63, 1862: 175; Gemminger and Harold, 1876: 3630; Wagener, 1881: 80, 84.
Pseudomesomphalia brachiata: Spaeth, 1914 g: 34.
Stolas brachiata: Blackwelder, 1946: 738; Borowiec, 1996 a: 230, 1999 d: 134, 2002 a: 117, 2009 f: 705; Chaboo and Borowiec, 2003: 74; Borowiec and Moragues, 2005: 273; Flinte et al., 2009: 598.
Stolas (Stolas) brachiata: Hincks, 1956: 550.
Mesomphalia brachiata var. transversalis Boheman, 1850: 372 (TE in ?), 1856: 63.
Mesomphalia transversalis Dej. [sic]: Gemminger and Harold, 1876: 3630.
Pseudomesomphalia brachiata ab. transversalis: Spaeth, 1914 g: 34.
Stolas brachiata ab. transversalis: Blackwelder, 1946: 738.
Mesomphalia brachiata ab. margineguttata Boheman, 1850: 372 (TE in ?).
Mesomphalia brachiata var. margineguttata: Gemminger and Harold, 1876: 3630.
Pseudomesomphalia brachiata ab. margineguttata: Spaeth, 1914 g: 34.
Stolas brachiata ab. margineguttata: Blackwelder, 1946: 738.
Cassida quadrinotata Herbst, 1799: 307 (TE in ?); Schoenherr, 1817: 217 (as syn. of brachiata).
Mesomphalia quadrinotata: Boheman, 1850: 372; Gemminger and Harold, 1876: 3634.
Mesomphalia brachiata var. quadrinotata: Boheman, 1856: 64; Gemminger and Harold, 1876: 3630.
Pseudomesomphalia brachiata ab. quadrinotata: Spaeth, 1914 g: 34.
Stolas brachiata ab. quadrinotata: Blackwelder, 1946: 738.
Mesomphalia misella Boheman, 1850: 374 (LT!, PLT! in NRS!), 1856: 64, 1862: 176; Gemminger and Harold, 1876: 3633; Wagener, 1881: 79; Borowiec, 1999 d: 134 (as syn. of brachiata).
Pseudomesomphalia misella: Spaeth, 1914 g: 39.
Stolas misella: Blackwelder, 1946: 739.
Host plant: Convolvulaceae: Ipomoea batatas (Silva et al., 1968).
Distr.: brachiata: not given; transversalis: Cayenna; margineguttata: Cayenna; quadrinotata: Indien; misella: Bahia. Brazil: Bahia, Pará, Rio de Janeiro; French Guyana: Acarouany, Cayenne, Maroni; Guyana: Essequibo, Georgetown; Paraguay: Villa Hayes; Surinam: Paramaribo; Trinidad; Venezuela: Distr. Federal, Miranda, Sucre, Yaracuy.
figure: habitus in colour
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