Cephaloleia championi Baly, 1885

Staines, Charles L. & Garcia-Robledo, Carlos, 2014, The genus Cephaloleia Chevrolat, 1836 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae), ZooKeys 436, pp. 1-355 : 88-89

Taxon classification Animalia Coleoptera Chrysomelidae

Cephaloleia championi Baly, 1885 Fig. 95

Cephaloleia championi Baly 1885: 9. Blackwelder 1946: 718 (catalog); Papp 1953: 14 (catalog); Uhmann 1957a: 16 (catalog); Wilcox 1983: 136 (catalog); Staines 1996: 21 (Central America species), 1999: 241 (mimicry), 2004: 312 (host plants), 2011: 48 (faunal list); Staines and Staines 1997: 5 (types), 1999: 523 (Baly species list); McKenna and Farrell 2005: 119 (phylogeny), 2006: 10949 (phylogeny); Schmitt and Frank 2013: 58 (biology).

Cephalolia championi Baly. Donckier 1899: 548 (catalog); Weise 1911a: 7 (catalog), 1911b: 10 (catalog); Uhmann 1936b: 483 (key).

Description.

Elongate; flattened; subparallel; reddish-yellow with head (except yellow frons), antennae (except antennomeres 10-11), all margins of pronotum, and sutural and lateral vittae of elytra black; elytra with lateral margin black; venter with prosternum black, mesosternum yellow medially, black laterally, metasternum black, abdominal sterna yellow with black margin; leg with femur yellow with base and apex dark. Head: vertex striate-punctate, faint medial carina present; frons slightly projecting; not depressed between eyes. Antenna: reaches to humerus; robust; antennomere 1 elongate, robust; 2-4 compressed, triangular, subequal in length, each shorter than 1; 5-10 transverse, subequal in length, each shorter than 4; 11 pointed at apex, 2 × length of 10; 1-2 punctate with scattered setae; 3-11 setose. Pronotum: transverse; lateral margin converging to anterior angle; anterior angle acute; posterior angle rounded; anterior margin emarginate behind head; disc flattened; surface punctate; widest at base; basal impression absent; pronotal length 1.7-1.9 mm; pronotal width 2.0-2.6 mm. Scutellum: acutely triangular; impunctate. Elytron: lateral margin straight, margined, smooth; apex rounded; sutural angle without tooth; humerus rounded, not produced; slightly constricted behind humerus; declivity beginning just behind humerus at puncture row 7 edged with faint carina; punctures shallow; punctures larger and deeper on disc; elytral length 5.7-7.3 mm; elytral width 2.7-3.3 mm. Venter: pro-, 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, rounded in female. Leg: slender; femur robust; tibia dentate at apex, with fringe of setae on inner margin of apex. Total length: 8.0-9.6 mm.

Diagnosis.

This species is similar to Cephaloleia bella , Cephaloleia luctuosa , and Cephaloleia vicina . It can be distinguished by the vertex of the head not being depressed between the eyes, by the suture between abdominal sterna 1 and 2 being complete, by the impunctate pronotum, and by antennomeres 3 and 4 being triangular.

Host plant.

Adults have been collected in Heliconia sp. ( Heliconiaceae ) leaf rolls ( Staines 1996); Calathea lutea Schult. ( Marantaceae ), Heliconia imbricata Baker ( Heliconiaceae ) ( Schmitt and Frank 2013).

Distribution.

Costa Rica, Panama.

Type material examined.

Syntypes: Bugaba, 800-1500 ft., Champion [printed label]/ Paratipo [red label]/ F. Monros Collection 1959 [printed label]/ Cephaloleia championi Baly, J. S. Baly det. [pink label] (USNM, 1; AMNH, 1).

Specimens examined.

COSTA RICA: Alajuela- A. C. A., San Ramón, Reserva Biol Alberto Brenes, 1000-1100 m (INBIO); R. San Lorencito, 900 m, R. F. San Ramón, 5 km N de Colonia Palmareña, 13-18 June 1993, December 1992 (INBIO); Res. For. San Ramón, 8 March 1990 (INBIO, MUCR). Cartago- Quebrada Segunda, P. N. Tapantí, 1250 m, March 1992, April 1992, May 1992, August 1992, September 1992, October 1992, December 1992, March 1993 (INBIO). Guanacaste- Río San Lorenzo, 1050 m, Tierras Morenas, Z. P. Tenorio, April 1992, October 1992 (INBIO). Heredia- Barva Volcán o, 6 November 2011 (USNM); 6 km ENE Vara Blanca, 2050 m, March 2002 (USNM); 9 km NE Vara Blanca, 1450-1550 m, 13 March 2005 (USNM); Rara Avis Biological Station, 6 November 2001 (USNM). Puntarenas- Est. Sirena, 0-100 m, P. N. Corcovado, January 1990, April 1990, January 1992 (INBIO), August 1993 (MUCR); Osa Peninsula, 2.5 mi. SW. Rincón, 6 August 1968 (CMNC); Osa Peninsula, 3.5 mi. S. Rincón, 1 March 1969 (USNM); Monteverde Reserve, 17 February 1990 (MUCR); 3 June 1992 (CDFA); 1.5 mi. S. Palmar Sur, 11 August 1969 (USNM); Peninsula de Osa, 9 July 1968 (MUCR); Puntarenas Res. For., Monteverde, 17 February 1990 (USNM); Rancho Quemado, Pen. Osa, February 1991, April 1991, September 1992 (INBIO); 3.5 mi. S. Rincón, Osa Peninsula, 28 February– 12 March 1969 (CASC); San Luis, 1040 m, R. B. Monteverde, October 1992 (INBIO); Sirena, Corcovado Nat. Pk., 23 March 1981 (USNM); A. C. O. Golfito, F. Las Cruces, Fca Ilama, 1400-1500 m (INBIO); Estación Esquinas, P. N. Piedras Blancas, 0-100 m (INBIO); Est Río Bonito, Send. Río Bonito, 1.4 km O Cerro Gamba, 200-300 m (INBIO); A. C. O., Golfito, Pque Nal Corcovado, Estación Agujas, 600-700 m (INBIO); Osa, Sierpe, 0.2 km NW Estación Esquinas, 0-100 m (INBIO); Estero Guerra, Peninsula Osa, 0-100 m (INBIO); Guacimal, Finca Buen Amigo, Monteverde, 4 km S de la Reserva, 1000-1100 m (INBIO); A. C. A., Central Reserva Bosque Eterno de los Niños, 1500-1600 m (INBIO); Est La Casona, Las Torres, 1500-1600 m (INBIO). San José- C. Nara, NE Quepos, 16 July 1975 (BYUC); Estación Bijagual, 1.5 km N Bijagual, 400-500 m (INBIO). PANAMA: Bocas del Toro- 6 km N Punta Peña, 27 May 1993 (CDFA); Reserva La Fortuna, 26 May 1993 (EGRC). Chiriquí- Bugaba, 800-1500 ft. (AMNH, DEI); Fortuna, 17 May 1978, 19 May 1978 (EGRC); Reserva Fortuna, Continental Divide Trail, 25 May 1993, 26 May 1993 (CDFA); Reserva Fortuna, Fortuna Dam, 29 May 1993 (CDFA); Reserva La Fortuna, Hydrographic sta. trail, 26 May 1993 (EGRC). Total: 254.