Pseudostilpnaspis lata ( Baly, 1885 ) Sekerka, 2014

Sekerka, Lukáš, 2014, Review of Imatidiini genera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 54 (1), pp. 257-314 : 302

Pseudostilpnaspis lata ( Baly, 1885) comb. nov.

Cephaloleia lata Baly, 1885: 13 (type locality: ‘ Panama, Bugaba, Volcan de Chiriqui 4000 to 6000 feet’; ST! in BMNH!).

Remarks. The species was also recorded from Costa Rica, Mexico, and Nicaragua ( STAINES 1996, 2007). However, I do not include these records in the distribution of P. lata because they are very likely based on misidenti¿cations. Pseudostilpnaspis lata seems to be restricted in Panama to a relatively small area in western Chiriquí, and all other populations I have examined belong to different species (Sekerka & Windsor, unpubl. data). Moreover, the record from Mexico was based on specimens labelled only ‘Mexico’, thus must be considered as doubtful until more accurately labeled material is found.

Distribution. Panama: Chiriquí ( BALY 1885).