Cephaloleia fulvolimbata Baly, 1885

Naczi, R. F. C. & Staines, C. L., 2011, Noteworthy Records of Hispines from Belize (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), Insecta Mundi 2011 (190), pp. 1-6 : 2

Cephaloleia fulvolimbata Baly [Tribe Cephaloleiini ].

Belize. Toledo District: ca. 8 mi NNE of Medina Bank , ca. 1 mi S of Bladen Branch, 16 o 33’16”N, 88 o 42’49”W, 13 Apr 2008, R. Naczi ; swept from herbaceous vegetation; (3 specimens, USNM) . New Country Record.

Cephaloleia fulvolimbata was previously known only from Guatemala and southern Mexico ( Staines 1996). Thus, this collection is a new country record, but not an unexpected one. The host plant is unknown ( Staines 1996), and remains so. General sweeping of herbaceous vegetation yielded the beetle collection, but no knowledge of the host. One possible host plant, Thalia geniculata L. ( Marantaceae ), was present in the area but was not extensively sampled for C. fulvolimbata .