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 unicostata
Staines
,
new species
Figure 19
Type
material
.
Holotype
(): Est. Pitilla,
700 m
,
9 km
S Sta. Cecilia, P. N. Guanacaste, Prov. Guanacaste,
Costa Rica
, A. M. Mora y F. Chavarria,
515 May 1992
, LN 330200, 380200// 772024 (
INBio
).
Paratype
():
Costa Rica
, Puntarenas, San Luis de Monteverde,
1100 m
,
10°17'N
84°49'W
,
4 June 2002
, L. M. LaPierre// leafminer in an unidentified Visaceae (
INBio
).
Derivation of name
. From uni (Latin= one) plus costa (Latin= rib) for the one costa on each elytron.
Diagnosis
. This species is in group 6 (
Uhmann 1937
). It can be distinguished from all other species in group 6 by the sulcus on the inner margin of each eye, by antennomere II that is transverse, by the twelve rows of elytral punctures, and the single elytral costa.
Description
. Antennae, eyes, and elytra (except lateral and apical margins) black; head and pronotum (except base) rosaceous; femora yellow with black markings; tibiae black with yellow apices; tarsi yellow with black apices. Head: medial sulcus and sulcus on inner margin of each eye; vertex alutaceous; frons not angulate. Antenna: antennomere I subglobose; II transverse; IIIV cylindrical, slightly sulcate; VIX transverse; XI acutely pointed at apex; VIIIXI setose with golden setae. Pronotum: convex; lateral margin straight and divergent for basal 1/2, then sinuate and convergent to apex; each anterior angle with blunt tooth; surface coarsely, densely punctate except in area behind head along apical margin; strong transverse basal impression present; pronotal length
1.1 mm
; pronotal width
1.7 mm
. Scutellum: quadrate; coarsely, densely punctate. Elytron: expanding to apex; lateral margin smooth; apical margin smooth; exterior apical angle with thin sharp tooth; sutural angle with acute tooth; humerus prominent, rounded; with 12 rows of punctures plus short scutellar row; interspace 4 strongly carinate for entire length; elytral length
6.4 mm
; elytral width
2.7 mm
. Venter: prosternum slightly rugose medially, sparsely punctate laterally. Total length:
7.9 mm
.
Variation.
Specimens vary in pronotal length from
1.11.4 mm
, in pronotal width from
1.72.1 mm
, in elytral length from
6.47.3 mm
, in elytral width from 2.73.0 mm, and in total length from
7.99.3 mm
. The color and sculpture is very similar to that of the
holotype
.
Notes.
This species is a leafminer in an unidentified species of Visaceae.