Cephaloleia donckieri Pic, 1926c

Staines, Charles L. & Garcia-Robledo, Carlos, 2014, The genus Cephaloleia Chevrolat, 1836 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae), ZooKeys 436, pp. 1-355 : 123

Taxon classification Animalia Coleoptera Chrysomelidae

Cephaloleia donckieri Pic, 1926c Fig. 126

Cephalolia donckieri Pic 1926c: 10.

Cephaloleia donckieri Pic. Uhmann 1957b: 18 (catalog); Descarpentries and Villiers 1959 a: 139 (types).

Description.

Oblong-subovate; flattened; somewhat shining; head and pronotum black, elytra bluish; antennae at base, pronotum laterally, elytra at humeri, legs, and body red. Head: vertex densely, strongly punctate, medial carina present; frons not projecting; depressed between eyes. Antenna: reaches to humerus; slender; antennomeres 1-2 thicker than others; 1 incrassate, elongate; 2 cylindrical; ½ length 1; 3 cylindrical; longest; 4 cylindrical; elongate, subequal in length to 1; 5-10 cylindrical, decreasing in length; 11 2 × length of 10, broadly rounded at apex; 1-4 punctate with scattered setae; 5-11 setose. Pronotum: transverse; lateral margin arcuate, finely serrate, margined; anterior angle rounded, slightly produced; posterior angle acute; anterior margin emarginate behind head; basal margin biangulate; disc subconvex, callused medially; surface coarsely, densely punctate laterally, finely, irregularly punctate medially; basal impression absent; pronotal length 1.0-1.2 mm; pronotal width 1.7-2.1 mm. Scutellum: broadly pentagonal; impunctate. Elytron: lateral margin straight, smooth, margined; apex rounded; sutural angle without tooth; humerus rounded, not produced; slightly constricted behind humerus; moderately punctate-striate; costate at apex; pygidium visible; elytral length 3.2-3.6 mm; elytral width 2.0-2.2 mm. Venter: pro-, meso-, and metasterna impunctate medially, punctate laterally, each puncture with pale seta; abdominal sterna punctate, each puncture with pale seta; suture between sterna 1 and 2 complete; last sternite with apical margin emarginate medially in female. Leg: slender; punctate, each puncture with pale seta; tibia with fringe of setae on inner margin of apex. Total length: 4.8-5.3 mm.

Diagnosis.

This species is similar to Cephaloleia depressa , Cephaloleia elaeidis , Cephaloleia tarsata , and Cephaloleia zikani . It can be distinguished by the lack of a medial fovea on the vertex of the head, by the serrulate lateral margins of the pronotum, by the smooth apical margins of the elytra, and by the incrassate antennomere 1.

Distribution.

French Guiana, Suriname.

Type material examined.

Syntypes: Cayenne [handwritten]/ depressa con coll. Donckier [handwritten label]/ type [handwritten label]/ Type [red printed label]/ Museum Paris Coll. M. Pic [blue printed label]/ Cephaloleia donckieri Pic [printed label]/ Syntype [red printed label]/ MNHN EC 2606 [printed label] (MNHN, 1); Type [[handwritten label]/ Cephaloleia donckieri Pic [printed label]/ Syntype [red printed label]/ MNHN EC 2607 [printed label] (MNHN, 1).

Specimens examined.

French Guiana: Gampoi, 1900 (USNM); Rivere Lunier, 1899 (USNM); Saul, 7 km N 1 km NW Les Eaux Clairs along Rue de Belizon trail, 280 m, 4-8 January 1997 (SEMC, USNM). SURINAME: Brokopondo- Brownsberg Nature Preserve, Wili Creek Trail, 80 m, 23-25 June 1999 (SEMC). Commewijne- Akinioseola, CELOS Camp, 39 km SE Suriname River Bridge, road to Redi Doti, 40 m, 29 June-3 July 1999 (SEMC, USNM). Marowijne- Perica, 70 km E Paramaribo on East-West Road, 5 m, 31 May– 5 June 1999 (SEMC, USNM). Total: 24.