Cephaloleia uhmanni Staines, 1996

Staines, Charles L. & Garcia-Robledo, Carlos, 2014, The genus Cephaloleia Chevrolat, 1836 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae), ZooKeys 436, pp. 1-355 : 272

Taxon classification Animalia Coleoptera Chrysomelidae

Cephaloleia uhmanni Staines, 1996 Fig. 261

Cephaloleia uhmanni Staines 1996: 67. Staines 1996(1997): 18 (Nicaragua species); Maes 1999: 1017 (faunal list); McKenna and Farrell 2005: 121 (phylogeny), 2006: 10949 (phylogeny).

Description.

Small; elongate; subparallel; subconvex; variable in coloration- head black; antennomeres 1-3 reddish-yellow, 4-11 black; pronotum black with paler margins; scutellum black; elytra black with reddish yellow at humerus and margins or brownish with dark suture; venter with pro-, meso-, and metasterna pale medially, dark laterally, abdominal sterna brownish-yellow; legs brownish-yellow. Head: vertex punctate, medial sulcus absent; frons not projecting; slightly depressed between eyes. Antenna: as long as head and pronotum combined; slender; antennomeres 1-2 transverse, thick, subequal in length; 3 elongate, cylindrical; 4-10 transverse, subequal in length, each ¾ length of 3; 11 2 × length of 10, subequal in length to 3 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, not produced; posterior angle acute; anterior margin straight; disc subconvex; surface sparsely, deeply punctate, less dense and finer on disc and anterior margin; basal impression absent; pronotal length 0.6-0.7 mm; pronotal width 0.9-1.0 mm. Scutellum: pentagonal; impunctate. Elytron: lateral margin straight, smooth, margined; apex rounded; sutural angle without tooth; humerus rounded, not produced; constricted behind humerus; shallowly punctate-striate, humerus nearly impunctate, rows converge and unite apically; elytral length 2.4-3.0 mm; elytral width 1.1-1.3 mm. Venter: pro-, meso-, and metasterna impunctate medially, punctate laterally; abdominal sternite 1 punctate laterally, glabrous; 2-5 punctate, each puncture with pale seta; suture between sterna 1 and 2 obsolete medially; last sternite with apical margin emarginate medially in male, truncate in female. Leg: slender; punctate, each puncture with pale seta; femur robust; tibia with fringe of setae on inner margin of apex. Total length: 3.3-3.9 mm.

Diagnosis.

This species is similar to Cephaloleia neglecta . It can be distinguished by the smaller size and by the pronotum and elytra being the same color.

Distribution.

Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama.

Type material examined.

Holotype: Quepos, 80 m, P. N. Manuel Antonio, Prov. Punt., Costa Rica, G. Varela, Abr 1991, L-S-370900, 448800/ Costa Rica INBIO CR1000 484001/ Holotype Cephaloleia uhmanni Staines, des. C. L. Staines 1994 [red label] (INBIO).

Specimens examined.

COSTA RICA: Alajuela- 20 km S Upala, 11-15 May 1990, 1-5 October 1990, 11-20 April 1991, 10-21 May 1991, 22-31 May 1991, 11-20 August 1991 (BYUC). Guanacaste- 3 km SE R. Naranjo, 22-24 July 1992 (BYUC); Río San Lorenzo, 1050 m, Tierras Morenas, Z. P. Tenorio, 23 March- 21 April 1992 (INBIO); Estación Pitilla, 9 km S Santa Cecilia, 600-700 m (INBIO). Heredia- Las Cruces Field Station, 29 April 1975 (USNM); 11 km SE La Virgen, 450-550 m, 12 April 2003 (USNM). Limón- R.B. Hitoy Cerere, Sendero Toma de Agua, 0-100 m (INBIO); Amubri, Sendero Soki, 0-100 m (INBIO). Puntarenas- Estación Esquinas, 0 m, Peninsula de Osa, 8-27 November 1992 (INBIO); Golfito, 22 July 1981 (FSCA); Manuel Antonio, NB, 26 August 1986 (USNM); Quepos, P. N. Manuel Antonio, 80 m, March 1991, July 1991, October 1991, November 1991, April 1992, November 1992 (INBIO); Estación Queb., Bonita, 50 m, Res. Biol. Carara, 10-28 August 1992 February 1994 (INBIO); Estación Quebrada, R. B. Carara, 50 m, February 1994 (INBIO); Rancho Quemado, 200 m, Peninsula de Osa, April 1992 (INBIO); Sirena, Corcovado N. P., April 1989, October 1989 (INBIO); Golfito, Jiménez, Albergue Cerro de Oro, 100-200 m (INBIO); 3 km SW Rincón, 20 m, March-May 1991 (USNM). San José- Estación Bijagual, 500 m, Reserva Biológica Carara, November 1989, December 1989, January 1990, June 1993 (INBIO); La Caja, February 1929 (USNM). NICARAGUA: El Recrea, Zelaya, 29 November 1958 (USNM). PANAMA: Bocas del Toro- 6 km N Punta Peñas, 27 May 1993 (AJGC). Chiriquí- Reserva Fortuna, Continential Divide Trail, 30 May 1994 (CDFA); Santa Clara, 23-25 May 1980 (EGRC). Coclé- rd. W. Cerro Gaital, 15 May 1980 (EGRC). Colón- Pipeline Road, 10 mi NE Gamboa. 9 June 1978 (USNM). Total: 75.