Cephaloleia strandi Uhmann, 1935b

Staines, Charles L. & Garcia-Robledo, Carlos, 2014, The genus Cephaloleia Chevrolat, 1836 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae), ZooKeys 436, pp. 1-355 : 252

Taxon classification Animalia Coleoptera Chrysomelidae

Cephaloleia strandi Uhmann, 1935b Fig. 241

Cephalolia strandi Uhmann 1935b: 47.

Cephaloleia strandi Uhmann. Uhmann 1951b: 332 (type), 1957b: 25 (catalog); Gaedike and Döbler 1971: 360 (types); Staines 1997 b: 414 (Uhmann species list).

Description.

Elongate; sub-obovate; subconvex; head, antennae, and scutellum black; pronotum yellowish; elytra yellowish with variable black markings- with suture black on basal ½ and rounded black macula on each elytron, or black from base reaching to puncture row 5 and expanding apically to puncture row 8, apex always pale; legs yellowish, tarsi darker; venter black, abdomen yellowish laterally. Head: vertex punctate, with medial carina present; frons not projecting; not depressed between eyes. Antenna: reaches beyond humerus; slender; antennomeres elongate, cylindrical; antennomere 1 subincrassate; 2-10 elongate; 3 longest; 2, 4-10 subequal in length; 11 pointed at apex, 2 × length of 10; 1-4 punctate with scattered setae; 5-11 setose. Pronotum: transverse; much narrower than base of elytra; lateral margin straight for basal 4/5 then rounding to anterior angle, weakly margined; anterior angle rounded, not produced; posterior angle acute; anterior margin straight; disc subconvex; surface lightly punctate; weak transverse basal impression present; pronotal length 1.0-1.2 mm; pronotal width 1.2-1.4 mm. Scutellum: pentagonal; impunctate. Elytron: lateral margin slightly expanding apically, smooth, weakly margined; apex rounded; sutural angle without tooth; humerus rounded, not produced; slightly constricted behind humerus; moderately punctate-striate, rows converge and unite apically; elytral length 3.6-2.8 mm; elytral width 1.8-2.0 mm. Venter: pro, meso-, and metasterna punctate; abdominal sterna punctate, each puncture with pale seta; suture between sterna 1 and 2 complete; last sternite with apical margin weakly emarginate medially in male, truncate in female. Leg: slender; sparsely punctate; tibia with fringe of setae on inner margin of apex Total length: 4.9-5.2 mm.

Diagnosis.

This species is similar to Cephaloleia dilectans , Cephaloleia maxima , and Cephaloleia ornatula . It can be distinguished by the pronotum which is narrower than the base of the elytra with a basal impression.

Host plant.

According to the label data, adults have been collected in the flowers of Butia yatay (Mart.) Becc. ( Arecaceae ).

Distribution.

Brazil (Minas Gerais, Paraná, Río de Janiero).

Type material examined.

Holotype: Brazil, Est. do Río, Itatiaya, 700 m, 2.XI.1929, Zikan [green printed label]/ Holotypus [red printed label]/ Cephalolia strandi Uh., Det. E. Uhmann (DEI).

Specimens examined.

BRAZIL: Minas Gerais- Corcovado Guanabara, 700 m, 1-7 November 1968 (AMNH). Paraná- Ponta Grossa, October 1943 (USNM). Río de Janiero- Guanabara, October 1963 (USNM). Total: 3.