Cephaloleia thiemei Weise, 1910

Staines, Charles L. & Garcia-Robledo, Carlos, 2014, The genus Cephaloleia Chevrolat, 1836 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae), ZooKeys 436, pp. 1-355 : 265

Taxon classification Animalia Coleoptera Chrysomelidae

Cephaloleia thiemei Weise, 1910 Fig. 253

Cephaloleia thiemei Weise 1910: 92. Weise 1911a: 10 (catalog), 1911b: 12 (catalog); Uhmann 1957b: 26 (catalog).

Description.

Small; subelongate; subparallel; subconvex; slender; yellowish with darker markings; legs reddish-yellow; antennae black except antennomeres 1-3 or 1-4 reddish; head, pronotum, and scutellum black; elytra with darkened suture and transverse black macula apically. Head: vertex distinctly, finely punctate, faint medial sulcus present; frons not projecting; slightly depressed between eyes. Antenna: reaches to humerus; slender; antennomere 1 incrassate, elongate; 2 robust, ½ length of 1; 3-4 elongate, cylindrical, each longer than 2; 5-6 elongate, cylindrical, decreasing in length; 7-10 transverse, decreasing in length; 11 2 × length of 10, pointed at apex; 1-3 punctate with scattered setae; 4-11 setose. Pronotum: quadrate; lateral margin straight then rounding to anterior angle, slightly canaliculate; anterior angle rounded, not produced; posterior angle acute; anterior margin curved anteriorly; disc subconvex; surface distinctly, irregularly punctate; basal impression absent; pronotal length 0.8-1.0 mm; pronotal width 0.9-1.1 mm. Scutellum: pentagonal; impunctate. Elytron: lateral margin straight, smooth, narrowly margined; apex broadly rounded; sutural angle without tooth; humerus rounded, not produced; slightly constricted behind humerus; shallowly punctate-striate, rows converge and unite apically; elytral length 2.6-2.9 mm; elytral width 1.3-1.5 mm. Venter: obscured by glue and card. Leg: slender; punctate; tibia with fringe of setae on inner margin of apex. Total length: 3.8-4.2 mm.

Diagnosis.

This species is similar to Cephaloleia trimaculata . It can be distinguished by the vertex of the head having a medial sulcus.

Distribution.

Amazonas, Ecuador.

Type material examined.

Syntypes: Amazonas (ZMHB, 2).

Specimens examined.

Ecuador: Napo- Yuturi Lodge, Río Napo, 270 m, 20-21 March 1999 (SEMC). Total: 2.