Taxonomic changes within Imatidiini and Hybosispini (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)
Author
Sekerka, Lukáš
text
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae
2017
Acta. Ent. Mus. Natl. Pragae
2017-12-31
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/aemnp-2017-0081
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10.1515/aemnp-2017-0081
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Xenispa gilvipes
(Uhmann, 1930)
comb. nov.
(
Fig. 18
)
Cephalolia gilvipes
Uhmann, 1930b: 230
(original description).
Type
locality.
Costa Rica
,
San José Province
, Santa María de Dota, approx.
9°39′N
,
83°58′W
, ca.
1500–1600 m
.
Type material examined.
HOLOTYPE
: pinned (both antennae missing, right elytron partly broken), ‘
COSTA RICA
| F. NEVERMANN | 4.I.24 [g, p, cb, last row hw] || Sta. Maria de | Dota | an Blüten [verso of the previous label, hw] ||
Type No.
| 54603 [hw] |
USNM
[r, p, cb] ||
HOLOTYPE
[r, t, s] ||
Cephalolia
| gilvipes
n. sp.
[w, hw by Uhmann, s] ||
USNM
ENT | [data matrix code] | 00871395 [w, p, cb]’ (
USNM
)
.
Additional material examined.
COSTA RICA
:
CARTAGO
:
Cañon,
2450 m
,
28.xi.1994
,
22 spec.
, H. Forster lgt. (
15 spec.
NHMW
,
6 spec.
LSPC
,
1 spec.
NMPC
).
Remarks.
UHMANN (1930b)
described this species based on a single specimen and stated that it was collected on flowers. The
holotype
is strongly damaged missing both antennae from the antennomere II on and right elytron is broken due to the pin. In my opinion this species does not belong to
Cephaloleia
as it has conspicuously serrate apical margin of elytra, long antennae compared to the length of body and smooth convex frons and vertex. These characters are typical for the genus
Xenispa
and
C. gilvipes
conforms to other species currently classified in that genus. Therefore I hereby transfer
C. gilvipes
to
Xenispa
.
The species was so far reported only three times based on specimens collected in high mountains of central
Costa Rica
above
1500 m
a.s.l. (
FLOWERS & HANSON 2003
, MCKENNA & FARELL 2005, STAINES & GARCÍA- ROBLEDO 2014). I had no opportunity to verify any of the recently published specimens, thus I cannot confirm their identifications. The specimens reported here agree perfectly with the
holotype
, having the same shape, colouration and punctation. Particularly characteristic is the shape of pronotum as it has only very narrow lateral margins, which are not explanate. A similarly shaped pronotum is known only in
Xenispa uhmanni
(
Pic, 1934
)
from
Colombia
, which differs in having black antennae and legs while
X. gilvipes
has them pale brown. The locality Cañon is situated on the Pan-American Highway and is about
6 km
air distance to NW from the type locality of
X. gilvipes
.
Distribition.
Costa Rica
:
Cartago
,
Limón
,
Puntarenas
(STAINES & GARCÍA- ROBLEDO 2014, present paper),
Heredia
(MCKENNA & FARELL 2005), and
San José
(
FLOWERS & HANSON 2003
).