Cephaloleia punctatissima
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Ordo: Coleoptera
Familia: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Cephaloleia
Name
Cephaloleia punctatissima Weise, 1910 – Wikispecies link – Pensoft Profile
- Cephaloleia punctatissima Weise 1910[1]: 94. Weise 1911a[2]: 9 (catalog), 1911b[3]: 13 (catalog).
- Cephaloleia punctatissima Weise. Blackwelder 1946[4]: 719 (catalog); Papp 1953[5]: 21 (catalog); Uhmann 1957a[6]: 24 (catalog); Wilcox 1983[7]: 137 (catalog); Staines 1996[8]: 52 (Central America species).
Description
Elongate; subparallel; subconvex; shining; black. Head: vertex densely punctate laterally, medial sulcus absent; frons not projecting, densely punctate; slightly depressed between eyes. Antenna: reaches to humerus; slender; antennomeres 1, 3–5 cylindrical; 1 longer than 2, subequal to 3; 2 transverse; 3 elongate; 4–5 elongate, subequal in length, each shorter than 3; 6–10 transverse, subequal in length, each longer than 2; 11 longer than 10, pointed at apex; 1–2 punctate with scattered setae; 3–11 setose. Pronotum: subquadrate; lateral margin straight then rounding to anterior angle, canaliculate; anterior angle rounded, produced; posterior angle acute; anterior margin emarginate behind head; disc subconvex; surface strongly and densely punctate; basal impression absent; pronotal length 0.9 mm; pronotal width 1.6 mm. Scutellum: triangular; micropunctate. Elytron: lateral margin straight, smooth, narrowly margined; apex rounded, finely serrate; sutural angle without tooth; humerus rounded, not produced; slightly constricted behind humerus; moderately punctate-striate, rows converge and unite apically; elytral length 4.3 mm; elytral width 2.1 mm. Venter: metasternum and abdominal sterna punctate laterally. Leg: slender; punctate; tibia with fringe of setae on inner margin of apex. Total length: 5.4 mm.
Diagnosis
This species is similar to Cephaloleia gilvipes. It can be distinguished by the black coloration and by the elytral puncture rows converging and uniting apically.
Biology
Specimens have been collected sweeping vegetation.
Distribution
Mexico.
Type material examined
Holotype: Guadalajara 11 [printed label]/ Mexico, J. Flohr G. [green printed label]/ J. Weise det. [printed label]/ 247 [handwritten label]/ Type [red printed label]/ 95057 [handwritten label]/ Zool. Mus. Berlin [printed label]/ Cephalolia punctatissima m. [handwritten label] (ZMHB).
Specimens examined
MEXICO: Jalisco- MX 80, 26 km S. Autlan, 18 July 2006 (BYUC). Total: 1.
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
- ↑ Weise J (1910) Beitrag zur Kenntnis der amerikanischer Hispinen. Archiv für Naturgeschite 76: 67–127.
- ↑ Weise J (1911a) Coleopterorum Catalogus, Chrysomelidae: Hispinae. W. Junk. Pars 35: 1–94.
- ↑ Weise J (1911b) Coleoptera Phytophaga fam. Chrysomelidae, subfam. Hispinae. In: Wytsman P (Ed) Genera Insectorum, Brussels, fasc. 125: 1–123.
- ↑ Blackwelder R (1946) Checklist of the Coleopterous insects of Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and South America. United States National Museum Bulletin 185: 551–763.
- ↑ Papp C (1953) The Hispinae of America. 3rd Contribution for promoting the scientifical results of the International Hylean Amazon Institute in Manaos, Brazil. Portugaliae Acta Biologica (B) 4: 1–147.
- ↑ Uhmann E (1957a) Coleopterorum Catalogus. Supplementa. Chrysomelidae: Hispinae, Hispinae Americanae. W. Junk, Gravenhage. Pars 35(1): 1–153.
- ↑ Wilcox J (1983) Checklist of the beetles of Canada, United States, Mexico, Central America and the West Indies. Vol. 1, pt. 7. The Leaf Beetles. Biological Research Institute of America, Latham, NY, 166 pp.
- ↑ 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.
