Cephaloleia latipennis Pic, 1928

Staines, Charles L. & Garcia-Robledo, Carlos, 2014, The genus Cephaloleia Chevrolat, 1836 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae), ZooKeys 436, pp. 1-355 : 171-172

Taxon classification Animalia Coleoptera Chrysomelidae

Cephaloleia latipennis Pic, 1928 Fig. 173

Cephalolia latipennis Pic 1928: 4.

Cephaloleia latipennis Pic. Uhmann 1957b: 21 (catalog), 1964a: 403 (catalog); Descarpentries and Villiers 1959 a: 139 (types).

Description.

Oblong; small; subconvex; shining; dark reddish-brown; eyes and antennae black (except basal 2 antennomeres). Head: vertex finely, irregularly punctate, medial sulcus absent; frons not projecting; slightly depressed between eyes. Antenna: reaches to humerus; robust; antennomere 1 cylindrical, slightly longer than 2; 2-10 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 straight for basal 4/5 then rounding to anterior angle, canaliculate; anterior angle rounded, slightly produced; posterior angle acute; apical margin emarginate behind head; disc subconvex; surface sparsely punctate; basal impression absent; pronotal length 0.9-1.0 mm; pronotal width 1.4-1.6 mm. Scutellum: pentagonal; impunctate. Elytron: lateral margin straight, smooth, distinctly margined; apex rounded; sutural angle without tooth; humerus rounded, slightly produced; slightly constricted behind humerus; moderately 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 impunctate medially, punctate laterally; abdominal sterna sparsely punctate, each puncture with pale seta; suture between sterna 1 and 2 complete. Leg: slender; sparsely punctate, each puncture with pale seta; tibia with fringe of setae on inner margin of apex. Total length: 3.9-4.1 mm.

Diagnosis.

This species is similar to Cephaloleia dimidiaticornis and Cephaloleia polita . It can be distinguished by the elytral puncture rows converging and uniting apically.

Distribution.

Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru.

Type material examined.

Holotype: Cochabamba, Bolivie, Germain [green printed label]/ Cephalolia sp. n. [handwritten label]/ latipennis sp. n. [handwritten label]/ Type [handwritten label]/ Museum Paris Coll. M. Pic [blue printed label]/ Type [red printed label]/ Holotype [red printed label]/ Cephaloleia latipennis Pic [printed label]/ MNHN EC 2643 [printed label] (MNHN).

Specimens examined.

Bolivia: Beni- Ruranabaque, 10 July 1958 (USNM). Buena Vista- no further data (USNM). Ecuador: Napo- Sacha Lodge, 270 m, 3-13 April 1994, 24 May- 3 June 1994 (SEMC). Orellana- 1 km S Onkone Gare Camp, Reserva Etnica Waorani, 216.3 m, 4 October 1994, 9 October 1994, 11-12 February 1995, 23 June 1996 (USNM); Tiputini Biodiversity Station, nr. Yasuni National Park, 220-250 m, 9 February 1999 (USNM). Peru: Loreto- 1.5 km N Teniente Lopez, 210-240 m, 3 July 1993, 18 July 1993 (SEMC). Total: 14.