Cephaloleia fasciata Weise, 1904b

Staines, Charles L. & Garcia-Robledo, Carlos, 2014, The genus Cephaloleia Chevrolat, 1836 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae), ZooKeys 436, pp. 1-355 : 138-139

Taxon classification Animalia Coleoptera Chrysomelidae

Cephaloleia fasciata Weise, 1904b Fig. 137

Cephalolia fasciata Weise 1904 b: 438. Weise 1910: 91 (noted), 1911a: 8 (catalog), 1911b: 12 (catalog); Uhmann 1936b: 116 (noted); Bryant 1942: 205 (faunal list).

Cephaloleia fasciata Weise. Uhmann 1957b: 19 (catalog).

Description.

Subelongate; subconvex; shining; head, pronotum, and venter black; basal antennomeres reddish; palps, legs, and abdomen reddish-yellow; elytra yellowish with suture, humeral macula, and transverse band black. Head: vertex finely punctate, medial sulcus absent; small triangular projection present between antennal bases; frons not projecting; not depressed between eyes. Antenna: reaches beyond humerus; slender; antennomere 1 cylindrical, elongate; 2 transverse, ½ length of 1; 3 longer than 2, with triangular projection in male; 4 cylindrical, elongate, slightly longer than 3; 5-10 cylindrical, subequal in length, each shorter than 4; 11 subequal in length to 1, pointed at apex; 1-2 sparsely punctate; 3-11 setose. Pronotum: subquadrate; lateral margin straight then rounding to anterior angle, canaliculate; anterior angle rounded; posterior angle acute; anterior margin weakly emarginate behind head; disc subconvex; surface densely punctate, medial longitudinal line impunctate; transverse basal impression present; pronotal length 1.0-1.2 mm; pronotal width 1.1-1.3 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; strongly punctate-striate, rows converge and unite apically; elytral length 2.9-3.1 mm; elytral width 1.6-1.8 mm. Venter: pro-, meso-, and metasterna punctate; abdominal sterna punctate, each puncture with white seta; suture between sterna 1 and 2 complete; last sternite with apical margin emarginate medially in male, sinuate in female. Leg: slender; punctate, each puncture with pale seta; tibia with fringe of setae on inner margin of apex. Total length: 4.2-4.5 mm.

Diagnosis.

This species is similar to Cephaloleia ornata . It can be distinguished by the punctate vertex of the head which is not depressed between the eyes. Distribution. Colombia, Venezuela.

Distribution.

Colombia, Venezuela.

Type material.

Type: Puerto Cabello, Sievers (ZMUH, not seen).

Specimens examined.

VENEZUELA:?- Puerto Cabello (ZMHB). Aragua- PN Pittier, Rancho Grande, Portochuelo, 1120 m, 22 June 1984, 21 July 1990, 12 July 1998 (USNM). Total: 5.