The genus Cephaloleia Chevrolat, 1836 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae)
Author
Staines, Charles L.
Author
Garcia-Robledo, Carlos
text
ZooKeys
2014
436
1
355
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.436.5766
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.436.5766
1313-2970-436-1
4AE52FD68CF948DCAA79C15AD75FF7F1
Taxon classification Animalia Coleoptera Chrysomelidae
Cephaloleia facetus Staines, 1996
Fig. 136
Cephaloleia facetus
Staines 1996
: 33.
Description.
Small; elongate; flattened; head, pronotum, venter, and legs reddish-brown; elytra, antennae, and eyes dark. Head: vertex sparsely punctate, with faint medial carina; frons not projecting; not depressed between eyes. Antenna: reaches to humerus; slender; antennomeres 1-2 short, cylindrical, subequal in length; 3 elongate, cylindrical, as long as 1 and 2 combined; 4-10 transverse, subequal in length, each longer than 2; 11 2
x
length of 10, rounded at apex; 1-2 punctate with scattered setae; 3-11 setose. Pronotum: subquadrate; lateral margin curved, margined; anterior angle rounded, not produced; posterior angle acute; anterior margin straight; basal margin broadly, shallowly emarginate laterally; disc flattened, impunctate with faint longitudinal medial sulcus; surface punctate laterally; basal impression absent; pronotal length 0.7 mm; pronotal width 0.7-0.9 mm. Scutellum: pentagonal; impunctate.
Elytron
: lateral margin sinuate, smooth, margined; apex rounded; sutural angle without tooth; humerus angulate, slightly produced; slightly constricted behind humerus; basal margin produced, which fits into pronotal notch; shallowly punctate-striate, rows converge and unite at apex; elytral length 2.4-2.7 mm; elytral width 1.1-1.4 mm. Venter: pro-, meso-, and metasterna impunctate medially, punctate laterally; abdominal sterna sparsely punctate, each puncture with seta; suture between sterna 1 and 2 complete. Leg: slender; sparsely punctate; tibia with fringe of setae on inner margin of apex. Total length: 3.3-3.7 mm.
Diagnosis.
This species is similar to
Cephaloleia amblys
. It can be distinguished by the pronotum being paler than the elytra and by antennomeres 1 and 2 being subequal in length.
Host plant.
Adults have been collected on unidentified palm (
Areaceae
) (
Staines 1996
).
Distribution.
Panama.
Type material examined.
Holotype: in folded palm leaf/ Porto Bello, Pan, Mar 11, 11, E A Schwarz/ spec. degreasing.., washed in chloroform and remounted Oct. 1912/ greasing again! washed 2 hrs. in chloroform and remrd. July 10, 1916/ Holotype Cephaloleia facetus Staines, Des. C. L. Staines 1994 [red label] (USNM).
Specimens examined.
PANAMA:
Colon-
Porto Bello, 11 March 1911 (USNM). Total: 2.