Cephaloleia marantae Uhmann, 1957c

Staines, Charles L. & Garcia-Robledo, Carlos, 2014, The genus Cephaloleia Chevrolat, 1836 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae), ZooKeys 436, pp. 1-355 : 182

Taxon classification Animalia Coleoptera Chrysomelidae

Cephaloleia marantae Uhmann, 1957c Fig. 183

Cephalolia funesta Weise 1906: 221 (homonym of Cephaloleia funesta Baly 1858). Weise 1911a: 8 (catalog), 1911b: 13 (catalog); Uhmann 1936b: 116 (noted), 1938b: 365 (faunal list), 1942b: 96 (pygidium), 1964a: 403 (catalog); Monrós and Viana 1947: 164 (Argentina species); Staines 1997 b: 413 (Uhmann species list).

Cephaloleia marantae Uhmann 1957c: 365 (new name) Gaedike and Döbler 1971: 353 (types).

Description.

Narrow, elongate; subparallel; subconvex; black; shining. Head: vertex punctate, medial sulcus present; frons not projecting; depressed between eyes. Antenna: as long as head and pronotum combined; robust; antennomeres 1-2 robust, short, subequal in length; 3 elongate, longest; 4-10 transverse, subequal in length; 11 2 × length of 10, pointed at apex; 1-2 punctate with scattered setae; 3-11 setose. Pronotum: transverse; lateral margin divergent from base then rounding to anterior angle, canaliculate; anterior angle rounded, slightly produced; posterior angle acute; anterior margin emarginate behind head; disc subconvex; surface coarsely, densely punctate, longitudinal band impunctate medially; transverse basal impression present medially; pronotal length 1.1-1.5 mm; pronotal width 1.4-1.8 mm. Scutellum: pentagonal; impunctate. Elytron: lateral margin straight, smooth, narrowly margined; apex rounded; sutural angle with small tooth; humerus rounded, not produced; slightly constricted behind humerus; finely punctate-striate, rows converge and unite apically; elytral length 3.9-4.4 mm; elytral width 1.8-2.2 mm. Venter: prosternum punctate; meso- and metasterna impunctate medially, punctate laterally; abdominal sterna punctate, each puncture with pale seta; suture between sterna 1 and 2 complete; last sternite with apical margin emarginate medially in male, truncate in female. Leg: slender, punctate, each puncture with pale seta; tibia with fringe of setae on inner margin of apex. Total length: 5.0-5.9 mm.

Diagnosis.

This species is similar to Cephaloleia coroicoana , Cephaloleia deplanata , Cephaloleia fiebrigi , and Cephaloleia rufipes . It can be distinguished by the basal impression on the pronotum, by the elytral puncutres being distinct basally and apically, and by the elytral puncture rows converging and uniting apically.

Distribution.

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil (Amazonas, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, São Paulo, Santa Catharina), Paraguay.

Type material examined.

Syntype: Argentina, Gab. Misiones, 190.., aus Coll. Buck [green handwritten label]/ I. Weise det. [printed label]/ Type [printed salmon-colored label]/ Cephalolia funesta m [handwritten label] (DEI, 1).

Specimens examined.

Argentina: Chaco- Resistencia, October-November 1936 (DEI). Misiones- Loreto (USNM); Igazú, January 1944, July 1945 (USNM); Puerto Rico, August 1945 (USNM); San Ignacia, July 1945, October 1952 (USNM); Sta. Maria (USNM). Bolivia: Coroico (DEI). Brazil: Amazonas- Porto Algere, 17 October 1951 (USNM). Paraná- October 1942 (USNM); Punta Grosso, August 1942 (USNM). Río Grande do Sul- Parecy Novo, August 1932 (USNM). Santa Catharina- Nova Teutonica (DEI). São Paulo- São Jose dos Campos, 23-30 October 1997 (BYUC). PARAGUAY:?- San Salvador (USNM). Carguazu- Paso Yobai, 28 November 1951 (USNM). Central- San Lorenzo, 8 September 1954 (USNM). Cordillera- Inst. Agro. Nac. Caacupe, 17-20 January 1983 (EGRC). Total: 83.