Cephaloleia suturalis Baly, 1885

Staines, Charles L. & Garcia-Robledo, Carlos, 2014, The genus Cephaloleia Chevrolat, 1836 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae), ZooKeys 436, pp. 1-355 : 257-259

Taxon classification Animalia Coleoptera Chrysomelidae

Cephaloleia suturalis Baly, 1885 Fig. 248

Cephaloleia suturalis Baly 1885: 14. Maulik 1937: 132 (host plants); Blackwelder 1946: 720 (catalog); Papp 1953: 22 (catalog); Uhmann 1957a: 26 (catalog); Wilcox 1983: 138 (catalog); Maes and Staines 1991: 36 (faunal list); Staines 1996: 63 (Central America species), 1996(1997): 16 (Nicaragua species), 2004: 312 (host plants), 2011: 51 (faunal list); Flowers and Janzen 1997: 353 (host plant); Maes 1999: 1017 (faunal list); Staines and Staines 1999: 524 (Baly species list); McKenna and Farrell 2005: 121 (phylogeny), 2006: 10949 (phylogeny); Meskins et al. 2008: 163 (host plants), 2011: 483 (food web).

Cephalolia suturalis Baly. Donckier 1899: 551 (catalog); Weise 1911a: 9 (catalog), 1911b: 12 (catalog); Uhmann 1930a: 226 (faunal list), 1930f: 161 (museum list).

Cephaloleia histronica Baly. Strong 1977a: 163 (misidentification); Staines 2004: 312 (identification).

Description.

Elongate; subparallel; subconvex; head, antennae, and scutellum black; pronotum yellowish with medial black vitta from base to apex; elytra yellowish with black sutural vitta from base to ¾ length, gradually narrows to apex; venter yellowish with pro-, meso-, and metasterna dark reddish-brown medially, abdominal sterna paler reddish-brown; leg yellowish-brown. Head: vertex densely punctate, medial longitudinal carina present; frons not projecting; not depressed between eyes. Antenna: reaches to humerus; slender; antennomere 1 elongate, subclavate; 2 oblong-ovate, ⅔ length of 1, rugose; 3 elongate, cylindrical, subequal in length to 1; 4-5 elongate, cylindrical, shorter than 2 or 3; 6-10 transverse, decreasing in length; 11 2 × length of 10, pointed at apex; 1-3 punctate with scattered setae; 4-11 setose. Pronotum: slightly wider than long; lateral margin straight for basal ¾ then rounding to anterior angle, slightly canaliculate anteriorly; anterior angle obtuse, produced; posterior angle acute; anterior margin straight; disc subconvex; surface covered with large, deep punctures, medial line on disc nearly impunctate; basal impression absent; pronotal length 1.0-1.3 mm; pronotal width 1.3-1.6 mm. Scutellum: pentagonal; alutaceous. Elytron: lateral margin straight, smooth, margined; apex obtusely rounded; sutural angle without tooth; humerus rounded, not produced; slightly constricted behind humerus; subconvex; strongly punctate-striate, humerus almost impunctate, rows converge and unite apically; elytral length 3.6-4.4 mm; elytral width 2.0-2.1 mm. Venter: pro-, meso-, and metasterna impunctate medially, punctate laterally; abdominal sterna punctate, each puncture with pale seta; suture between sterna 1 and 2 obsolete medially; last sternite with apical margin truncate in male, rounded, entire in female. Leg: slender; punctate, each puncture with pale seta; tibia with fringe of setae on inner margin of apex. Total length: 4.9-5.1 mm.

Diagnosis.

This species is similar to Cephaloleia balyi , Cephaloleia deficiens , Cephaloleia discoidalis , Cephaloleia dorsalis , and Cephaloleia linkei . It can be distinguished by the yellowish pronotum with a black vitta and by antennomere 1 being clavate and subequal in length to 3.

Host plant.

Costus malortieanus Wendl. ( Uhmann 1930a); Costus sp. ( Maulik 1937); Cephaloleia pulverulentus C. Presl. ( Meskins et al. 2008); Cephaloleia laevis Ruiz. and Pav. ( Costaceae ).

Distribution.

Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua.

Type material examined.

Syntype: Type H. T. [white disk with red border]/ Guatemala: Sinanja, Sabo, Cubilguitz, Champion/ B. C. A., Col. VI, 2. Cephaloleia suturalis, Baly/ Cephaloleia/ Cephaloleia suturalis Baly, Guatemala [blue handwritten label] (BMNH, 1).

Specimens examined.

COSTA RICA: Alajuela- road to Arenal Lodge, 2 September 1998 (BYUC); Fca. San Gabriel, 600 m, 2 km SO de Dos Ríos, 14 June 1991 (INBIO); Caño Negro, 0-100 m (INBIO); Upala, Sector San Ramón de Dos Ríos, 1.5 km NW Hacienda Nueva Zelandia, 600-700 m (INBIO). Cartago- Peralta, 26 January 1933 (USNM); Quebrada Segunda Ref. Nac. Fauna Silv. Tapantí, 1250 m, March 1992, April 1992 (INBIO); Tabacon Hot Springs, 2 September 1998 (BYUC); CATIE Turrialba, 26-29 June 1986 (BYUC); Turrialba, 640 m, 10 October 1981 (CMNC), 4-13 August 1970 (USNM); 40 km NE Turrialba, 18 May 1979, 19 May 1979, 20 May 1979 (CMNC); Tuis River, 21 May 1991 (CDFA). Guanacaste- Est. Pitilla, 700 m, 9 km S Sta Cecilia, P. N. Guanacaste, February 1990, 24 August- 11 September 1992, 22 September- 14 October 1992, October- 8 November 1992, 21 March- 6 April 1993, 22 18 April- 19 May 1993 (INBIO); Río San Lorenzo, 1050 m, Tierras Morenas, Z. P. Tenorio, 23 March- 21 April 1992 (INBIO). Heredia- Est. El Ceibo, Braulio Carillo N.P., November 1989 (INBIO); Est. Biol. La Selva, 21 January 1989, 23 January 1989 (MUCR); La Selva Biol. Sta., 2 km S. Pt. Viejo, 3-5 June 1984 (EGRC); 1 km S. Pt. Viejo, 4-5 June 1984 (EGRC); Rara Avis Biological Station, 20 November 011 (USNM). Limón- Sector Cerro Cocorí, Fca. de E. Rojas, 150 m, November 1991, October 1991, January 1992, March 1992, August 1991, 31 January- 21 February 1992, 28 May- 17 June 1992, 26 June- 16 July 1992, 11 October 1992, December 1992, 12-31 August 1992, 10-30 September 1992, October 1992, 9-30 November 1992, January 1993, February 1993, March 1993, April 1993, May 1993 (INBIO); Cerro Tortuguero, 0-120 m, P. N. Tortuguero, April 1989, March 1993 (INBIO); Est. Cuatro Esquinas, P.N. Tortuguero, 0 m, September 1989, November 1989 (INBIO); 16 km W Guápiles, 400 m, May 1989 (USNM); 7 mi W Guacimo, 22 February- 3 March 1988 (BYUC); Hamburg Farm, Reventazón, Ebene Limón, 15 December 1921, 15 November 1922, 9 July 1924, 24 January 1925, July 1925, 1 August 1929, 28 January 1933, 24 February 1935, 25 May 1936, 23 January 1936, 18 December 1936, 24 July 1937 (USNM), 3 January 1925 (DEI), 1 March 1926 (MUCR); Manzanillo, 0-100 m RNFS, Gandoca y Manzanillo, May 1991, January 1992 (INBIO); Las Mercedes, 12 November 1922 (DEI); Río Sardinas, 10 m, R.N.F.S., Barra del Colorado, September 1992, 10 October 1992 (INBIO); Waldeck, 22 July 1928 (USNM). Puntarenas- Fca. Cafrosa, Est. Las Mellizas, P. N. Amistad, 1300 m, October 1989 (INBIO); Est. Pitilla, 700 m, 9 km S Sta. Cecilia, P.N. Guanacaste, 1988, March 1991, May 1991, July 1991, 3-8 October 1991, 4-25 November 1991, 4-13 December 1991, 2-9 March 1992 (INBIO); 23 km W Piedras Blancas, April-May 1989 (USNM); San Lorenzo, 1050 m, Tierras Morenas, Z. P. Tenorio, July 1991 (INBIO); Estación Biológica Las Alturas, 1400-1500 m (INBIO); Estación Esquinas, Peninsula de Osa, 0-100 m (INBIO). San José- Hacienda el Rodeo, Universidad, 800-900 m (INBIO). GUATEMALA: Izabel- San Gil, 3 km N Las Eschas, 11 June 1993 (CMNC). Total: 363.