First Record of the Genus and Species Bhamoina varipes (Jacoby, 1884) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Bangladesh with Redescription of Basilepta subcostata (Jacoby, 1889)

Abstract

Specimens of Banana Leaf and Fruit Beetle from Southern part of Bangladesh were collected from Banana Orchard using aspirator and sweeping net. Collected specimens were intensively studied in the Systematic Entomology Lab of Patuakhali Science and Technology University during the period from June, 2021 to July, 2022. The genus Bhamoina Bechyné, 1958 and its allied species, Bhamoina varipes (Jacoby, 1884) rec. nov. were recorded for the first time in Bangladesh. Diagnostic characters and geographical distribution of the newly recorded genus and species were briefly described. Basilepta subcostata (Jacoby, 1889) was also recognized from that region morphologically. Basilepta (Nodostoma) viridipennis had been erroneously reported instead of B. subcostata in the literature as a pest of banana in Bangladesh previously. Key to species of Basilepta and Bhamoina from Bangladesh was provided for easy identification. Redescriptions of male and female Basilepta subcostata were presented with proper illustrations.