Hybosispa delectabilis ( Staines, 1996 ) Sekerka, 2017

Sekerka, Lukáš, 2017, Taxonomic changes within Imatidiini and Hybosispini (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae (Acta. Ent. Mus. Natl. Pragae) 57 (2), pp. 351-380 : 376

Hybosispa delectabilis ( Staines, 1996) comb. nov.

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Cephaloleia delectabilis Staines, 1996: 26 (original description incl. black-and-white photograph).

Type locality. Mexico, Chiapas, Parque educativo Laguna Belgica, 16 km NW of Ocozocoautla.

Type material examined. HOLOTYPE: glued, ‘ MEXICO, Chiapas, | Pq. Laguna Belgica, | 16kmNW Ocozocoautla | 14.VI.1989. H.Howden [w, p, cb] || Flight intercept | trap [w, p, cb] || HOLOTYPE | Cephaloleia [hw] | delectabilis [hw] | Staines 1994 [hw] | Des. C. L. Staines [hw] [r, p, bc] || [data matrix code] | Canadian Museum of | Musée canadien de la | NATURE | CMNEN 00012091 [w, p, cb, bf]’ ( CMNC) .

Remarks. STAINES (1996) described C. delectabilis based on single specimen and placed it in the genus Cephaloleia without further comment. Studying the black-and-white photograph, which accompanied the original description I doubted that the species belongs to the genus Hybosispa but essential characters were not visible or mentioned in the original description. I loaned the holotype and found that it has no seta on anterior margin of pronotum and the inner margins of eyes are produced, therefore I hereby transfer the C. delectabilis to Hybosispa . The species is so far known only from the holotype.

Distribution. Mexico: Chiapas ( STAINES 1996).

Figures

Figs 15–22. 15 – Cephaloleia cyanea Staines, 1996 (holotype, 4.0 mm); 16 – Xenispa gilvipes (Uhmann, 1930) (holotype, 4.4 mm); 17 – Xenispa pulchella Baly, 1859 (holotype, 7.7 mm); 18 – Xenispa fouquei sp. nov. (♂ paratype from the type locality, 6.9 mm); 19 – Xenispa argentina (Monrós & Viana, 1947) (holotype, 5.1 mm); 20 – Hybosispa delectabilis (Staines, 1996) (holotype, 3.9 mm); 21 – Hybosispa sulciceps (Baly, 1885) (syntype, BMNH, 3.1 mm); 22 – Hybosispa truncatipennis (Baly, 1869) (holotype, 6.75 mm).