Cephaloleia nigricornis (Fabricius, 1792)

Staines, Charles L. & Garcia-Robledo, Carlos, 2014, The genus Cephaloleia Chevrolat, 1836 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae), ZooKeys 436, pp. 1-355 : 192-193

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https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.436.5766

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scientific name

Cephaloleia nigricornis (Fabricius, 1792)
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Taxon classification Animalia Coleoptera Chrysomelidae

Cephaloleia nigricornis (Fabricius, 1792) View in CoL Fig. 193

Hispa nigricornis Fabricius 1792: 73. Olivier 1792: 99 (noted), 1808: 773 (noted); Fabricius 1801: 64 (noted); Gyllenhal 1817: 5 (noted); Schönherr 1817: 7 (catalog); Zimsen 1964 a: 127 (catalog).

Cephaloleia nigricornis (Fabricius). Chevrolat 1836: 390 (transfer); Orbigny 1845: 60 (noted); Baly 1858: 47 (redescription); Maulik 1916: 568 (museum list); Blackwelder 1946: 719 (catalog); Papp 1953: 19 (catalog); Uhmann 1957a: 22 (catalog), 1968: 248 (faunal list); Staines 1991(1992): 247 (nomenclature), 1996: 46 (Central America species), 2011: 50 (faunal list); McKenna and Farrell 2005: 119 (phylogeny).

Cephalolia nigricornis (Fabricius). Gemminger and Harold 1876: 3602 (catalog); Donckier 1899: 550 (catalog); Weise 1911a: 8 (catalog), 1911b: 11 (catalog); Uhmann 1936a: 113 (noted), 1942: 94 (noted), 1953: 47 (faunal list); Guérin 1953: 97 (faunal list).

Description.

Elongate; subparallel; subdepressed; reddish-brown, eyes and antennomeres 4-11 darker. Head: vertex impunctate, medial sulcus present; frons not projecting; not depressed between eyes. Antenna: reaches to humerus; slender; antennomere 1 elongate, thickened; 2 transverse; 3 elongate, ¾ length of 1; 4-10 transverse, subequal in length; 11 2 × length of 10, pointed at apex; 1-3 punctate with scattered setae; 4-11 setose. Pronotum: transverse, lateral margin straight for basal ¾ then rounding to anterior angle, margined; anterior angle rounded, produced; posterior angle angulate; anterior margin emarginate behind head; disc subconvex; surface sparsely and irregu larly punctate; basal impression absent; pronotal length 1.1-1.3 mm; pronotal width 1.7-1.9 mm. Scutellum: pentagonal, impunctate. Elytron: lateral margin straight, smooth, margined; apex rounded; sutural angle without tooth; humerus rounded, not projecting; slightly constricted behind humerus; shallowly punctate-striate, humerus almost impunctate; puncture rows confused at apex; elytral length 4.1-4.9 mm; elytral width 2.1-2.4 mm. Venter: prosternum impunctate medially, rugose laterally; meso- and metasterna entirely impunctate; abdominal sterna punctate, each puncture with pale seta; suture between sterna 1 and 2 obsolete medially; last sternite with apical margin weakly rounded in male; strongly rounded in female. Leg: slender; punctate; femur with pale seta in each puncture; tibia dentate at apex, fringe of setae at apex. Total length: 5.6-6.4 mm.

Diagnosis.

This species is similar to Cephaloleia castanea , Cephaloleia delectabilis , and Cephaloleia opaca . It can be distinguished by the impunctate vertex of the head which has a medial sulcus, by antennomere 3 being longer than 1, and by the elytral punctures being confused apically.

Host plant.

According to label data, adults have been collected on Heliconia sp. ( Heliconiaceae ).

Distribution.

Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Venezuela.

Type material.

Type: Cap. Bon. (depository not known, not seen).

Specimens examined.

Bolivia: Cochabamba- 117 km E Yungas, Villa Tunari Rd., 10-12 February 1999 (SEMC). BRAZIL: Amazonas- Teffe (Ega), 1879 (USNM). COLOMBIA: Amazonas- nr. Letica, 29 August-5 September 1970 (USNM). COSTA RICA: Alajuela- N slope Volcán de Rincón, 2 km W Dos Ríos, 550 m, 22 May 1985 (EMEC); R. San Lorencito, 900 m, R. F. San Ramón, 5 km N de Colonia Palmañera, 13-18 June 1993 (INBIO); Upala, Sector San Ramó de Dos Ríos, 1. 5 km NW Hacienda Nueva Zelandia, 600-700 m (INBIO). Cartago- Quebrada Segunda, Ref. Nac. Fauna Silv. Tapantí, 1250 m, March 1992, April 1992, May 1992 (INBIO); Turrialba, 9 March 1967 (EGRC); Santa Teresita, Monumento Nacional Guayabo, 1100-1200 m (INBIO); Turrialba, Tayutic, Grano de Oro, Chirripo, 1100-1200 m (INBIO). Guanacaste- Est. Pitilla, 700 m, 9 km S Sta. Cecilia, P. N. Guanacaste, 24 August- 11 September 1992 (INBIO); Río San Lorenzo, 1050 m, Tierras Morenas, Z. P. Tenorio, April 1991, 10-20 February 1992, 23 March- 21 April 1992, December 1992, February 1993 (INBIO). Heredia- Est. El Ceibo, Braulio Carillo N. P., 400-600 m, March 1990 (INBIO); La Selva Biol. Sta, 2 km S. Pt. Viejo, 3-5 June 1984 (EGRC); Finca Naranjo Valenciana, 2 km sur Pueblo Nuevo, Sarapiquí, 90 m, 9-30 September 1992 (INBIO). Limón- Amburi, 70 m, Talamanca, 5-26 January 1993 (INBIO); Bananito, 20 April 1925 (USNM); Sector Cerro Cocorí, Fca. de E. Rojas, 150 m, August 1991, 31 January– 21 February 1992, 26 March- 24 April 1992, April 1992, 28 May– 17 June 1992, 26 June- 16 July 1992, 12-31 August 1992, October 1992, 9-30 November 1992, December 1992, January 1993, February 1993, March 1993, April 1993 (INBIO); Est. Cuatro Esquinas, 0 m, P. N. Tortuguero, June 1992, December 1990 (INBIO); Estrella Valley, 11 March 1964 (USNM); Hamburg Farm, Reventazón, Ebene Limón, 7 November 1924 (USNM); Manzanillo, 0-100 m, R.N.F.S. Gandoca y Manzanillo, 9 September- 13 October 1992, 22 October- 11 November 1992 (INBIO); Río Sardinas, 10 m, R.N.F.S. Barra del Colorado, September 1992 (INBIO); R. B. Hitoy Cerere, Sendero Toma de Agua, 0-100 m (INBIO); Valle La Estrella, 100-200 m (INBIO). Puntarenas- Est. La Casona, 1520 m, Res. Biol. Monteverde, September 1992 (INBIO); Est. Biol. Las Alturas, 1500m, Coto Brus, May 1992, November 1992 (INBIO); Palo Seco, 10 m, Pazifik, 31 December 1923 (USNM); Est. Queb. Bonita, 50 m, Res. Biol. Carara, 2-22 September 1992 (INBIO); Rancho Quemado, 200 m, Peninsula de Osa, July 1991 (INBIO); Sirena, Corcovado N. P., 0-100 m, November 1989, August 1991, 9-27 July 1992 (INBIO); Buenos Aires, Sector Altamira Biolley, 1700-1800 m (INBIO); Corredores, Ciudad Neily, 0-100 m (INBIO); F. Las Cruces, Ent. de los Alturas, Fca Fabio Sandoval, 1100-1200 m (INBIO); Golfito, F. Las Cruces, Fca Ilama, 1400-1500 m (INBIO); F. Las Cruces, Laguna Gamboa, 1400-1500 m (INBIO); Est. Boscosa, 0-100 m (INBIO); Bosque Eterno de los Niños, Sector Monteverde, Sendero El Camino, 1500-1600 m (INBIO). San José- Perez Zeledón, Santa Elena, Las Nubes, 1200-1300 m (INBIO); Finca El Gringo, Estación Las Nubes de Santa Elena, 1200-1300 m (INBIO). ECUADOR: Esmeraldas- 31.7 km NW Lita, 620 m, 23 August 1997 (USNM). Pinchica- Quito, 45 km NNW Macquipuanuna Station, 3-18 April 1996 (SEMC). FRENCH GUIANA: Hwy. N2 to Regina, 67 km S of Cayenne, 6 June 1986 (EGRC); Roura, 18.4 km SSE, 240 m, 24 May 1997, 29 May 1997 (SEMC, USNM), 23 May 1997, 25 May 1997, 30 May 1997 (SEMC); Saul, 7 km N Les Eaux Claires, 30 May 1997, 31 May 1997 (SEMC); Saul, 7 km N, 0.5 km ESE Les Eaux Claires, Mt. La Fumee, 4-8 June 1997 (SEMC). GUATEMALA: Zacapa- 3.5 km S.E. La Unión, 1500, 4 June 1991 (EGRC). Honduras: Altanica- Lanceville Bot. Gardens, Tela, 10 m, 23 June 1994 (SEMC). Cortez- Yola Lake, Deer Island, 670 m, 19 June 1994 (SEMC). Santa Barbara- La Fe, Finca La Roca, 5.3 km S Peña Blanca, 740 m, 19-21 June 1994 (SEMC). Mexico: Tabasco- 3 mi W Cardenas, 16 June 1966 (SEMC). PANAMA: Bocas del Toro- 6 km N Punta Peña, 27 May 1993 (CDFA). Chiriquí- Fortuna, 20 May 1978, 17 May 1978 (EGRC); La Fortuna, "Cont. Divide Trail", 1150 m, 9 June 1995 (SEMC); Las Lagunas, 1360 m, 4 km W. Hato del Volcán, 22-23 May 1977 (CMNC); Reserva Fortuna, Continental Divide Trail, 25 May 1993 (CDFA); Hartmann's finca, St. Clara, 15-18 June 1985 (EGRC); Las Lagunas, 4 km W. Hato del Volcán, 1360 m, 24 May 1973 (EGRC); Santa Clara, 23-25 May 1980 (EGRC). Colón- Parque Nac. Soberania, Pipeline Rd., km 6.1, 40 m, 14 May 1995, 21 June 1995, km 2.0, 23 June 1995 (SEMC). Panamá- Old Gamboa Road, 4 June 1993 (CDFA); Old Plantation Road, 6.9 km S Gamboa, 80 m, 22 June 1995 (SEMC); Reserva Sobrina, Pipeline road, 23 May 1993, 16 May 1993 (CDFA). Peru: Huanuco- Cueva de las Pavas Canyon, 2600 feet. 8 km S. Tingo Maria, 28 April 1987 (ERGC). VENEZUELA: Aragua- Rancho Grande, 10 June 1983 (BYUC), 21 July 1990 (USNM), 8 May 1978 (EGRC). Total: 388.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Chrysomelidae

Genus

Cephaloleia