Cephaloleia lojaensis Pic, 1931

Staines, Charles L. & Garcia-Robledo, Carlos, 2014, The genus Cephaloleia Chevrolat, 1836 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae), ZooKeys 436, pp. 1-355 : 176-177

Taxon classification Animalia Coleoptera Chrysomelidae

Cephaloleia lojaensis Pic, 1931 Fig. 178

Cephalolia lojaensis Pic 1931: 34.

Cephaloleia lojaensis Pic. Uhmann 1957b: 21 (catalog); Descarpentries and Villiers 1959 a: 139 (types).

Description.

Elongate; subparallel; subdepressed; shining; yellowish-red; eyes and antennae black. Head: vertex sparsely, irregularly punctate, medial sulcus absent; frons not projecting; slightly depressed between eyes. Antenna: reaches beyond humerus; robust; antennomere 1 incrassate, longest; 2, 4-10 transverse, subequal in length, each ½ length of 1; 3 cylindrical, elongate, longer than 2, ¾ length 1; 11 2 × 10, rounded at apex; 1-2 punctate with scattered setae; 3-11 setose. Pronotum: quadrate; lateral margin straight for basal 4/5 then rounding to anterior angle, canaliculate; anterior angle rounded, prominent; posterior angle acute; anterior margin emarginate behind head; disc flattened; surface irregularly punctate, punctures widely separated; transverse basal impression present medially; pronotal length 1.4-1.5 mm; pronotal width 1.9-2.0 mm. Scutellum: elongate triangular; impunctate. Elytron: lateral margin straight, smooth, moderately margined; apex rounded; sutural angle without tooth; humerus rounded, slightly projecting; slightly constricted behind humerus; shallowly punctate-striate, punctures confused apically; elytral length 5.0-5.1 mm; elytral width 2.2-2.3 mm. Venter: pro-, meso-, and metasterna impunctate; abdominal sterna punctate, each puncture with pale seta; suture between sterna 1 and 2 complete; last sternite with apical margin truncate medially in male. Leg: robust, sparsely punctate; tibia with fringe of setae on inner margin of apex. Total length: 6.9-7.0 mm.

Diagnosis.

This species is similar to Cephaloleia chimboana and Cephaloleia nigriceps . It can be distinguished by the lack of a transverse basal impression on the pronotum and by the distinct elytral punctures which continue to the apex.

Distribution.

Ecuador.

Type material examined.

Holotype: Equateur, Loja [handwritten label]/ Cephalolia lojaensis sp. n. [handwritten label]/ Type [red printed label]/ Museum Paris Coll. M. Pic [blue printed label]/ Type [red printed label]/ Holotype [red printed label]/ MNHN EC 2639 [printed label] (MNHN).

Specimens examined.

Ecuador: Napo- Lago Agrio (18 km E), 30 August 1975 (USNM). Total: 1.