Cephaloleia grayei Baly, 1858

Staines, Charles L. & Garcia-Robledo, Carlos, 2014, The genus Cephaloleia Chevrolat, 1836 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae), ZooKeys 436, pp. 1-355 : 154

Taxon classification Animalia Coleoptera Chrysomelidae

Cephaloleia grayei Baly, 1858 Fig. 155

Cephalolia grayei Baly 1858: 51. Gemminger and Harold 1876: 3601 (catalog); Donckier 1899: 549 (catalog); Weise 1911a: 8 (catalog), 1911b: 12 (catalog), 1921a: 174 (faunal list); Uhmann 1936b: 116 (noted), 1953d: 47 (faunal list).

Cephaloleia grayei Baly. Waterhouse 1881: 262 (faunal list); Uhmann 1957b: 20 (catalog); Staines and Staines 1999: 524 (Baly species list).

Description.

Elongate; subparallel; subdepressed; shining; head, pronotum, scutellum, and apical ½ of elytra black; elytra with basal portion yellowish; venter yellowish. Head: vertex punctate, medial carina present; frons not projecting; depressed between eyes. Antenna: ½ body length; slender; antennomere 1 clavate, slightly incrassate, elongate, longer than 2; 2 thicker than 3, ¾ length of 3; 3-5 subequal in length, each longer than 2; 6-10 transverse, subequal in length, each shorter than 5; 11 longer than 10, pointed at apex; 1-2 punctate with scattered setae; 3-11 setose. Pronotum: subquadrate; lateral margin sinuate basally then rounding to anterior angle, slightly canaliculate; anterior angle obtuse, not produced; posterior angle acute; anterior margin nearly straight; disc subconvex; surface sparsely punctate, punctures more dense basally; transverse basal impression present medially; pronotal length 1.3-1.5 mm; pronotal width 1.5-1.7 mm. Scutellum: broadly pentagonal; impunctate. Elytron: lateral margin straight, smooth, narrowly margined; apex rounded, smooth; sutural angle emarginate, without tooth; humerus rounded, not produced; slightly constricted behind humerus; moderately punctate-striate, rows converge and unite apically; elytral length 4.5-4.8 mm; elytral width 2.1-2.4 mm. Venter: prosternum punctate; meso- and metasterna impunctate medially, punctate laterally; abdominal sterna punctate, each puncture with pale seta; suture between sterna 1 and 2 complete; last sternite with apical margin emarginate medially in male, sinuate laterally in female. Leg: slender; punctate; tibia with fringe of setae on inner margin of apex. Total length: 6.0-6.5 mm.

Diagnosis.

This species is similar to Cephaloleia apicalis and Cephaloleia fulvipes . It can be distinguished by the pronotum having a transverse basal impression.

Distribution.

Bolivia, Brazil (Bahia, Minas Gerais, Rondonia), Ecuador, Peru.

Type material examined.

Holotype: Peru [handwritten label]/ Baly coll. [printed label]/ Cephalolia grayei Baly, Peru [blue handwritten label] (BMNH).

Specimens examined.

BOLIVIA: Santa Cruz- Buena Vista, March 1951 (USNM). Brazil:?- Capada (USNM); Juanfue (USNM). Bahia- São Paulo d’Olivenca (USNM). Minas Gerais- nr. Timoleo, 15 January 1989 (BYUC). Rondonia- 62 km SW Ariquames, Fzda Rancho Grande, 15 November 1994 (BYUC). ecuador: Napo- Sacha Lodge, 270 m, 4-14 March 1994, 23 March 1994, 13-25 July 1994 (SEMC). Total: 11.