The identity of Mantura obtusata (Gyllenhal, 1813) (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) - a Nordic-Central European mismatch

The name Mantura obtusata (Gyllenhal, 1813) has long been used for different taxa by Nordic and Central European authors. An investigation of external morphology and male genitalia of the type specimen in Gyllenhaal's collection in Uppsala clearly demonstrated that it represents the species called M. ambigua Kutschera, 1862 in Central European tradition. The latter name is thus a younger synonym of M. obtusata (Gyllenhal, 1813). The earliest available name for M. obtusata, as used in Central European tradition, is Mantura pallidicornis (Waltl, 1839).