Hybosispa sulciceps ( Baly, 1885 ) Sekerka, 2017

Sekerka, Lukáš, 2017, Taxonomic changes within Imatidiini and Hybosispini (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae (Acta. Ent. Mus. Natl. Pragae) 57 (2), pp. 351-380 : 376-377

Hybosispa sulciceps ( Baly, 1885) comb. nov.

( Fig. 21 )

Cephaloleia sulciceps Baly, 1885: 26 (original description).

Type locality. Panama, Chiriquí Province, Bugaba.

Type material examined. SYNTYPE: glued, ‘SYN- | TYPE [w, p, s, circular label with blue frame] || Bugaba, | Panama. | Champion. [w, p, cb] || Godman-Salvin | Coll., Biol. | Centr.-Amer. [w, p, cb]’ ( BMNH).

Remarks. BALY (1885) described C. sulciceps based on unknown number of specimens. I assume that he must have had longer series of specimens because he did not state precise number and he mentioned both sexes. In the Biologia Centrali Americana when Baly had only a limited number of specimens, he usually mentioned exactly how many he got for description while in the case of a long series he seldom did that. I have studied syntypes preserved in BMNH and all specimens lack setae on pronotum, therefore I hereby transfer C. sulciceps to Hybosispa . I have no doubt that all specimens belong to a single species, thus there is no need for lectotype designation. As type material examined is listed only as a single syntype which I had on loan, this one is figured here ( Fig. 21 ).

The exact position of the type localities is unknown. Bugaba without information on elevation usually refers to lowland (below 300–500 ft) part of the Bugaba District in the Western Chiriquí. The area is situated around present day city of La Concepción and the small pueblo Bugaba is situated ca. 3.7 km to south. Some other syntypes in BMNH and a syntype in USNM have on the label also elevation 800–1500 ft. This elevation, however might refer to much larger area extending from South-western slopes of Volcán Barú to Río Chiriquí Viejo. Based on CHAMPIONʼs (1907) itinerary he visited several places in this area but in the end specimens were provided just with label ‘Bugaba’ and elevation.

STAINES (1996) published additional 17 specimens of this species from Panamá and Costa Rica. These records were partly published again by STAINES & GARCÍA- ROBLEDO (2014) and mixed with several new records. Thus far I have had no opportunity to verfy these records.

Distribution. Costa Rica: Cartago, Limón, Punarenas and Panamá: Chiriquí, Panamá ( BALY 1885, STAINES 1996).

Figures

Figs 15–22. 15 – Cephaloleia cyanea Staines, 1996 (holotype, 4.0 mm); 16 – Xenispa gilvipes (Uhmann, 1930) (holotype, 4.4 mm); 17 – Xenispa pulchella Baly, 1859 (holotype, 7.7 mm); 18 – Xenispa fouquei sp. nov. (♂ paratype from the type locality, 6.9 mm); 19 – Xenispa argentina (Monrós & Viana, 1947) (holotype, 5.1 mm); 20 – Hybosispa delectabilis (Staines, 1996) (holotype, 3.9 mm); 21 – Hybosispa sulciceps (Baly, 1885) (syntype, BMNH, 3.1 mm); 22 – Hybosispa truncatipennis (Baly, 1869) (holotype, 6.75 mm).