Cephaloleia emdeni Uhmann, 1930d

Staines, Charles L. & Garcia-Robledo, Carlos, 2014, The genus Cephaloleia Chevrolat, 1836 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae), ZooKeys 436, pp. 1-355 : 130

Taxon classification Animalia Coleoptera Chrysomelidae

Cephaloleia emdeni Uhmann, 1930d Fig. 131

Cephalolia emdeni Uhmann 1930d: 151.

Cephaloleia emdeni Uhmann. Uhmann 1957b: 18 (catalog); Staines 1997 b: 413 (Uhmann species list).

Description.

Elongate; subdepressed; shining; head, pronotum, and antennomeres 7-11 black; antennomeres 1-6, legs, and abdomen reddish-yellow; elytra yellowish-brown with elongate black macula just below humerus, a black macula on suture on apical ¼, and black apices; legs reddish-brown. Head: vertex distinctly punctate, medial sulcus absent; frons not projecting; not depressed between eyes. Antenna: as long as head and pronotum combined; slender; antennomeres 1 elongate, oval; 2 oval, shorter than 1; 3 elongate, longest; 4-10 elongate, decreasing in length; 11 2 × length of 10, acutely pointed at apex; 1-5 punctate with scattered setae; 6-11 setose. Pronotum: transverse, widest medially; lateral margin arcuate, narrowly margined; anterior angle rounded, little produced; posterior angle acute; anterior margin curved anteriorly; disc subconvex; surface weakly punctate, except medial line which is impunctate, more densely punctate basally and laterally; basal impression absent; pronotal length 1.7 mm; pronotal width 2.0 mm. Scutellum: pentagonal; impunctate. Elytron: lateral margin straight, smooth, narrowly margined; apex strongly rounded, smooth; sutural angle without tooth; humerus rounded, not produced; slightly constricted behind humerus; disc subconvex; strongly punctate-striate, punctures confused basally; elytral length 5.5 mm; elytral width 2.7 mm. Venter: obscured by card; strongly punctate laterally, impunctate medially; last sternite finely punctate. Leg: slender; punctate; tibia with fringe of setae on inner margin of apex. Total length: 7.5 mm.

Diagnosis.

This species is similar to Cephaloleia parvula and can be distinguished by the vertex of the head not being depressed between the eyes.

Distribution.

Brazil ( Río de Janeiro).

Type material examined.

Holotype: Petropolis, Dr. Ohaus [green printed label]/ 1 1907 [green printed label]/ Cephalolia emdeni sp. n. [handwritten label]/ Type [red printed label] (SMTD).