Nomenclatural notes and new species of Sceloenoplini (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)
Author
Staines, C. L.
text
Zootaxa
2002
89
1
32
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.155956
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155956
Sceloenopla univittata
Staines
,
new species
Figure 20
Type
material
.
Holotype
(): Est. Sirena,
0100 m
, P. N. Corcovado, Prov. Punt.,
Costa Rica
, G. Fonseca,
May 1991
, LS
270500
, 508300// 598458 (
INBio
).
Paratypes
(1, 1
): 1 Sector Cerro Corcori, Fca. de E. Rojas,
150 m
, Prov. Limon,
Costa Rica
, E. Rojas,
May 1992
, LN 286000, 567500// 373133 (
INBio
); 1 Rancho Quemado,
200 m
, Peninsula de Osa, Prov. Puntarenas,
Costa Rica
, D. Brenes,
abr 1992
, LS 292500, 511000// 494451 (
INBio
).
Derivation of name
. From uni (Latin= one) plus vitta (Latin= stripe) for the medial longitudinal stripe on the pronotum.
Diagnosis
. This species is in group 6 (
Uhmann 1937
). It can be distinguished from all other species in group 6 by antennomeres VIVII being transverse, by antennomeres VIII X being subequal in length, by the arcuate lateral margins of the pronotum, and by the medial, longitudinal vitta on the pronotum.
Description
. Yellowishbrown; eyes dark; pronotum with medial longitudinal black vitta; elytral with diffuse aeneous markings. Head: medial sulcus present; vertex alutaceous; small tooth present between antennal bases; frons angulate in middle. Antenna: antennomere I subglobose; IIV cylindrical, III longest; VIVII transverse; VIIIX cylindrical, subequal in length; XI elongate, acutely pointed at apex. Pronotum: convex; lateral margin arcuate, constricted behind anterior margin; each anterior angle with strong tooth; surface coarsely, shallowly punctate; faint medial longitudinal sulcus and faint basal impression both present; pronotal length
1.3 mm
; pronotal width
1.6 mm
. Scutellum: quadrate; alutaceous. Elytron: slightly expanded to apex; lateral margin smooth; apical margin dentate; exterior apical angle with strong backwardly directed tooth; humerus prominent, angulate; with 10 rows of punctures plus short scutellar row; interspace 4 costate for entire length, 6 costate at base and apex, 8 costate at apex; elytral length
6.2 mm
; elytral width 3.0 mm. Venter: yellowishbrown except for mesosternum black laterally. Total length:
7.8 mm
.
Variation.
Specimens vary in pronotal length from
1.31.4 mm
, in pronotal width from
1.41.7 mm
, in elytral length from 6.0
6.3 mm
, in elytral width from
2.93.3 mm
, and in total length from 7.18.0 mm. The color and sculpture is very similar to that of the
holotype
.