Cephaloleia eumorpha
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Ordo: Coleoptera
Familia: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Cephaloleia
Name
Cephaloleia eumorpha Staines, 1996 – Wikispecies link – Pensoft Profile
Description
Elongate; subparallel; subconvex; metallic green; elytra with creamy white vitta from suture to puncture row 3 narrowing on apical 1/5 to suture, and laterally behind humerus; venter with pro-, meso-, and metasterna dark laterally, abdominal sterna 1–4 dark with pale sides, 5 pale; leg with base and apex of femur, apex of tibia and tarsi darker. Head: vertex densely punctate, medial carina present; frons not projecting; slightly depressed between eyes. Antenna: reaches to humerus; slender; antennomere 1 elongate, subequal in length to 3; 2 transverse, ½ length of 1; 3–4 elongate, 4 shorter than 3; 5–10 transverse, subequal in length, each shorter than 4; 11 slightly longer than 10, pointed at apex; 1–2 punctate with scattered setae; 3–11 setose. Pronotum: transverse; lateral margin straight then rounding to anterior angle, margined; anterior angle rounded, not produced; posterior angle acute; anterior margin straight; disc slightly convex; surface irregularly punctate; behind head and medial area of pronotum impunctate; medial longitudinal carina present; basal impression absent; pronotal length 1.1–1.3 mm; pronotal width 1.3–1.4 mm. Scutellum: elongate triangular; alutaceous. Elytron: lateral margin straight, smooth, margined; apex rounded; sutural angle without tooth; humerus rounded, not produced; slightly constricted behind humerus; puncture rows moderately impressed; rows converge and unite at apex; elytral length 4.1–4.7 mm; elytral width 1.9–2.1 mm. Venter: pro-, meso-, and metasterna impunctate medially, punctate laterally; abdominal sterna punctate, each puncture with pale seta; suture between sterna 1 and 2 complete. Leg: slender; impunctate; tibia with fringe of setae on inner margin of apex. Total length: 5.6–6.4 mm.
Diagnosis
This species is similar to Cephaloleia interrupta sp. n. and Cephaloleia postuma. It can be distinguished by antennomere 1 being longer than 2 and subequal in length to 3 and the metallic green color.
Host plant
Heliconia sp. (Heliconiaceae) (Staines 1996[1]).
Distribution
Panama.
Type material examined
Holotype: Panama, Chiriqui Prov., Reserva Fortuna, Continental Divide Trail, V-26–1993, F. Andrews and A. Gilbert/ collected in Heliconia sp. whorls/ Holotype Cephaloleia eumorpha Staines, Des. C. L. Staines 1994 [red label] (CASC).
Specimens examined
PANAMA: Chiriquí- Reserva Fortuna, Continental Divide Trail, 25 May 1993, 26 May 1993 (AJGC, CDFA, USNM, EGRC), 1 June 1994 (CDFA, USNM). Panamá: Cerro Azul, Los Altos, 24 May 1994 (AJGC); Nusagandi area, Cordillera Igar, 19 May 1993 (EGRC). Total: 19.
Taxon Treatment
- Staines, C; García-Robledo, C; 2014: The genus Cephaloleia Chevrolat, 1836 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae) ZooKeys, 436: 1-355. doi
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Other References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Staines C (1996) The genus Cephaloleia (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Central America and the West Indies. Special Publication No. 3 of the Revista de Biología Tropical, 87 pp.
- ↑ Staines C (2004) Cassidines and Zingiberales: A review of the literature. In: Jolivet P Santiago-Blay J Schmitt M (Eds) New developments in the biology of Chrysomelidae. SPB Academic Publishing, The Hague, Netherlands, 307–319.
