Cephaloleia forestieri Pic, 1926c

Staines, Charles L. & Garcia-Robledo, Carlos, 2014, The genus Cephaloleia Chevrolat, 1836 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae), ZooKeys 436, pp. 1-355 : 144

Taxon classification Animalia Coleoptera Chrysomelidae

Cephaloleia forestieri Pic, 1926c Fig. 144

Cephalolia forestieri Pic 1926c: 13.

Cephaloleia forestieri Pic. Uhmann 1957b: 19 (catalog); Descarpentries and Villiers 1959 a: 139 (types).

Description.

Elongate; subparallel; subdepressed; shining; reddish; eyes and antennae black; elytral apex with broad, oblique black marking. Head: vertex moderately punctate, medial sulcus present; frons not projecting; not depressed between eyes. Antenna: reaches to humerus; slender; antennomeres 1-2 elongate, thick; 2 ½ length of 1; 3 subequal in length to 1; 4-5 elongate, decreasing in length; 6-10 transverse, decreasing in length; 11 2 × length 10, pointed at apex; 1-2 punctate with scattered setae; 3-11 setose. Pronotum: transverse; lateral margin straight for basal ¾ then rounding to anterior angle, canaliculate; anterior angle rounded, slightly produced; posterior angle acute; anterior margin straight; disc subconvex; surface sparsely, strongly punctate, medial longitudinal line impunctate; transverse basal impression present medially; pronotal length 0.8-1.1 mm; pronotal width 1.2-1.5 mm. Scutellum: pentagonal; impunctate. Elytron: lateral margin straight, smooth, narrowly margined; apex rounded; sutural angle without tooth; humerus rounded, not produced; slightly constricted behind humerus; finely punctate-striate, rows converge and unite apically; elytral length 3.2-3.6 mm; elytral width 1.4-1.8 mm. Venter: pro-, meso-, and metasterna impunctate medially, sparsely punctate laterally; abdominal sterna punctate, each puncture with pale seta; suture between sterna 1 and 2 complete. Leg: slender; impunctate; tibia with fringe of setae on inner margin of apex. Total length: 4.2-5.0 mm.

Diagnosis.

This species is similar to Cephaloleia histrio . It can be distinguished by antennomere 1 being subequal in length to 3.

Distribution.

Colombia, French Guiana.

Type material examined.

Holotype: Guyane Française, La Forestiére [green printed label]/ Juillet [printed label]/ Cephalolia sp. n. [handwritten label]/ var. partita Weise [handwritten label]/ forestieri sp. n. [handwritten label]/ Type [handwritten label]/ Cephaloleia forestieri Pic [printed label]/ Holotype [red printed label]/ MNHN EC 2608 [printed label] (MNHN).

Specimens examined.

COLOMBIA: Cauca- 1877 (USNM). Total: 1.