Oxychalepus normalis ( Chapuis 1877 )

Staines, C. L., 2010, A review of the genus Oxychalepus Uhmann, 1937 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae), Zootaxa 2573 (1), pp. 35-56 : 48-49

Oxychalepus normalis ( Chapuis 1877)

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Odontota normalis Chapuis 1877: 18 [Syntypes: Antilles (maybe mislabeled) (INSB)]. Uhmann 1965: 257 (types).

Xenochalepus normalis (Chapuis) . Weise 1911a: 50 (redescription).

Chalepus (Xenochalepus) normalis (Chapuis) . Weise 1911b: 27 (catalog), 1911c: 39 (catalog).

Chalepus normalis (Chapuis) . Donckier 1899: 590 (catalog); Blackwelder 1946: 727 (faunal list).

Oxychalepus normalis (Chapuis) . Uhmann 1938b: 439 (redescription), 1957a: 108 (catalog); Papp 1953: 85 (catalog); Wilcox 1975: 143 (faunal list); Takizawa 2003: 95 (faunal list); Staines 2009: 24 (Caribbean species).

Chalepus suspiciosus Baly 1885: 77 [Syntypes: Panama- Caldera, David; Colombia (BMNH)]. Donckier 1899: 593 (catalog).

Chalepus normalis suspiciosa Baly. Weise 1911a: 50 (as synonym of Xenochalepus normalis ).

Oxychalepus normalis suspiciosa (Baly) . Uhmann 1938b: 439 (redescription), 1957a: 109 (catalog).

Description. Elongate; yellowish-red; head black with vertex yellowish-red; antennae black; pronotum with lateral margins black; elytra yellowish-red with suture at base darker; legs black with base of femora yellow; venter yellowish medially, black laterally. Head: frons carinate; vertex sulcate, alutaceous. Antenna: less than ½ body length; antennomere 1 large, subglobose; 2 transverse, short; 3–6 cylindrical, decreasing in length; 7– 10 transverse; 11 pointed at apex; 1–7 punctate, glabrous; 8–11 setose. Pronotum: transverse, convex; conic; lateral margin bisinuate; anterior angle with tooth; transverse basal impressions distinct; surface irregularly punctate, more dense laterally; pronotal length 1.1–1.4 mm (n=20); pronotal width 1.8–2.1 mm. Scutellum: subcordate; alutaceous. Elytron: elongate; subquadrate; lateral and apical margins serrate; exterior apical angle rounded, strongly serrate; apical angle rounded; intervals 2, 4, and 8 costate, interval 6 costate at base and apex; with 10 rows of punctures, scutellar row absent; elytral length 7.7–8.1 mm; elytral width 2.9–3.0 mm. Venter: smooth medially, alutaceous laterally. Leg: femur and tibia punctate. Total length: 8.7–10.5 mm.

Remarks. This species is distinguished by the elytra without a scutellar row and without black markings.

Host plants. From label data adults have been collected on bromeliads ( Bromeliaceae ) and Cassia sp. ( Fabaceae : Caesalpinoidea).

Distribution. Brazil, Caribbean (?), Costa Rica, México, Panamá, and Venezuela.

Specimens examined. Antilles. No further data ( INSB) . Costa Rica. Puntarenas: San Luis, 1100 m, 13– 16.iv.2000 ( UICM) . México.?: at Nogales, 20.xii.1968 ( USNM) . Sinaloa: 38.7 mi. N. Concordia, Rte. 40, 5000 ft., 12.i.1966. Panamá. No further data ( DEI) ; Canal Zone , ix.1938 ( DEI) ; 9 km NE Chepo , 11.xi.1972 ( BYUC) ; Rio Indioa , 27.xii.1936 ( PSUC) ; Trinidad River , 2.v.1911 ( USNM) . Chiriquí: Bugabá ( AMNH, USNM, PSUC) ; Cerro Azul , 16.xii.1961, 19.xii.1961 ( UICM) ; Barro Colorado Island , various dates ( AMNH, WSUC, CMNC, USNM, PSUC, EGRC) ; vic. Hornito , 4200 ft., 14–18.v.1996 ( TAMU) ; Volcan de Chiriquí ( DEI) , 1901 (USNM). Coclé: 5 mi W Gamboa , 23.i.1973 ( BYUC) . Colón: Fort Sherman , 20.x.1984 ( EGRC) ; PNAR Lago Gatun , 27.vii–12.viii.1999 ( TAMU) ; Gatun Lake , near R. Trinidad, 25–27.iii.1920 ( USNM) ; Madden Forest , 28.vi.1976, 20.xii.1980 ( EGRC) . Darien: PN Darien Cana, 14.iii.1984 ( EGRC) . Panamá: Fort Kobbe , 15.vi.1976 ( EGRC) ; Pipeline Road , 19–23.iii.1982 ( USUC) ; N. Summit Bot. Gard., P. N. Soberania, 12.vii.1995 ( BYUC) . Venezuela. Zulia: Los Angeles de Tucuco , 15–16.iv.1981 ( USNM) ; San Esteban , nr. Oerto Cabelio, 1–6.xii.1939 ( USNM) . Total : 82 .

Figures

FIGURES 9–14. Habitus of Oxychalepus species. 9. Oxychalepus insignitus. 10. Oxychalepus normalis. 11. Oxychalepus opacicollis. 12. Oxychalepus paranormalis. 13. Oxychalepus posticatus. 14. Oxychalepus proximus.