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PROC. ENTOMOL. SOC. WASH. 100(4). 1998. pp. 672-673 A NEW SPECIES OF CEPHALOLEIA CHEVROLAT (COLEOPTERA: CHRYSOMELIDAE: HISPINAE) FROM COSTA RICA C. L. Staines MD 3302 Decker Place, Edgewater, 21037-1616. U.S.A. (e-mail: staines.charles® nmnh.si.edu). — Abstract. Cephaloleia disjuncta, new species, is described from La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica. An updated key to the Central American species is presented. Key Words: Cephaloleia, Chrysomelidae, new species The genus Cephaloleia Chevrolat con- 84°01'W, Jan 1994, INBIO-OET// Vitex tains 185 described species (Uhmann cooperi FOT/16/30, 5 Enero 1994// bar 1957), 88 of which occur in Central Amer- code 068725// HOLOTYPE Cephaloleia ica (Staines 1996). The genus is widespread disjuncta Staines 1997 [red label] (deposit- from Mexico to Argentina. Adults and lar- ed in Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad, vae feed in the rolled leaves or flowers of Costa Rica). — various genera of Zingiberaceae, Heliconi- Description. Reddish yellow; head and aceae, Maranthaceae, Cyclanthaceae, Cos- antenna black; pronotal and elytral mark- taceae, and Arecaceae (Jolivet 1989). ings black. Head: Sparsely punctate; medial In a canopy fogging sample as part ofthe carina present; slightly depressed between Arthropods of La Selva Survey, a single eyes; frons not projecting. Antenna: Seg- specimen of an underscribed species of Ce- ment I incrassate; II transverse, slightly phaloleia was found. This is described and rounded; III-X transverse, subequal in placed in my 1996 revision. length; XI rounded at apex. Pronotum: Side Measurements were taken with an ocular margins sinuate, canaliculate anteriorly; an- micrometer. Pronotal length and width were terior angles with rounded tooth; posterior taken along the midlines. Elytral width was angles acute; depressed laterally; with scat- measured at the humeri. Elytral length was tered large punctures, mostly basally; black measured from the base to the apex. Total medial spot on anterior margin behind length was measured from the base of the mm = head; pronotal length 1.3 (n 1); pro- antennae to the apex of the elytra. In re- notal width 1.9 mm. Scutellum: Pentagonal; cording label data from the type specimen, yellowish brown. Elytra: Side margins a double slash (//) divides data on different smooth; puncture rows moderately im- labels. Brackets ([]) contain descriptive or pressed; transverse fascia before midline, explanatory information. apical third black; elytral length 5.1 mm; elytral width 2.3 mm. Venter: Prostemum Cephaloleia disjuncta Staines, yellowish; meso- and metastema yellowish new species at middle, black and punctate at sides; ab- (Fig. 1) dominal sterna 1 and 2 yellowish, suture Holotype:—9// COSTA RICA, Heredia, between sterna almost obsolete; sterna 3-5 Est. Biol. La Selva, 50-150 m, 10°26'N black with golden setae. Legs: Femora ro- — VOLLFME 100. NUMBER 4 673 — Specimen examined. COSTA RICA: Heredia- Est. Biol. La Selva. 5 Enero 1994. Remarks. Cephaloleia disjiincta is known only from the holotype. It keys to couplet 30 in Staines (1996). The key is modified as follows to include C. disjuncta. 30(29). Pronotum with medial vitta; Panama to Ecuador laeld Watcrhouse 5 - Pronotum with spot(.s) 30a 3 30a. Vertex of head sparsely striate-punctate; antennal segment III triangular. 1 Vi times the length ofII; side marginsofpronotum parallel; pronotum with two spots; elytra black with fouryellowish maculae;suture between abdominal sterna 1 and 2 com- plete; Costa Rica to Panama onuirnx Donckier 5 — Vertex of head sparsely punctate; anten- nal segment III transverse, slightly longer than II; side marginsofpronotumsinuate; pronotum with one macula; elytra red- dish-yellow with black transverse fascia before middle and apical third black; su- ture between abdominal sterna and 2 I obsolete in middle; Costa Rica disjuncla. new species Acknowledgments I thank the staff of the Arthropods of La Selva Project (Danilo Bemes, Nelci Ocon- itrillo, Maylin Paniagua, and Ronald Var- gas) for their gracious assistance during my Fig. I. Cephaloleia ilisjunclu. stay at the station. Literature Cited bust, yellowish with black at apices; tibiae Jolivet. P. 1989. Selection trophique chez les Hispinae spatulate at apices; tarsi black. Total length: (Coleoptera Chrysomclidae Cryptostoma). Bulle- 6.9 mm. tin Mensuel de la Societe Linneenne de Lyon 58: — 297-317. Immature s—tages. Unknown. Staines, C. L. 1996. The genus Cephaloleia (Coleop- Host plant. Adult collected fogging Vi- tera; Chrysomelidae) in Central America and the tex copperi Standley (Verbenaceae). West Indies. Special Publication No. 3 ofthe Re- — Distribution. Costa Rica. vista de Biologi'a Tropical. 87 pp. — Uhmann. E. 1957. Coleoptcrorum Catalogus Supple- Etyomology. From disjimctits (Latin) menta. Chrysomelidae: Hispinae. Hispinae Amer- = separate, distinct. icanae. W. Junk. s'Gravenhage.Pars35(1); 1-153.

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