Published December 31, 2017 | Version v1
Taxonomic treatment Open

Cephaloleia basalis

Authors/Creators

Description

Key to Cephaloleia basalis species-group

1 Anterior corners of pronotum strongly projecting anteriad. Antennomere I simple. Vertex sparsely and moderately densely punctate, not impressed. Elytra strongly convex, lateral impressions on disc deep.................................................................................... 2

– Anterior corners of pronotum barely projecting anteriad. Antennomere I with a small acute tip projecting anteriad on verntral side. Vertex coarsely and densely punctate, distinctly impressed. Elytra moderately convex, lateral impressions on disc shallow............................................................................................................ C. jataiensis (Pic, 1923)

2 Base of elytra with large common red patch. Pronotum narrower, 1.3× as wide as long. Vertex strongly shiny, only with macropunctation and micropunctation........................................................................................................................... C. basalis (Weise, 1910)

– Elytra uniformly pitch black. Pronotum broader, 1.5× as wide as long. Vertex somewhat opaque due to microreticulation.......................................... C. impressa Uhmann, 1930

Notes

Published as part of Sekerka, Lukáš, 2017, Taxonomic changes within Imatidiini and Hybosispini (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae), pp. 351-380 in Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae (Acta. Ent. Mus. Natl. Pragae) (Acta. Ent. Mus. Natl. Pragae) 57 (2) on page 361, DOI: 10.1515/aemnp-2017-0081, http://zenodo.org/record/5316262

Files

Files (1.6 kB)

Name Size Download all
md5:463b96e1a40675e9181db9aeb8f9b443
1.6 kB Download

System files (6.9 kB)

Name Size Download all
md5:52b41775afda129ef2f786b0ff8e978c
6.9 kB Download

Linked records

Additional details

Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Weise
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Chrysomelidae
Genus
Cephaloleia
Species
basalis
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Cephaloleia basalis (Weise, 1910) sec. Sekerka, 2017

References

  • PIC M. 1923: Nouveautes diverses. Melanges Exotico-Entomologiques 38: 1 - 32.
  • WEISE J. 1910: Beitrag zur Kenntnis der amerikanischen Hispinen. Archiv fur Naturgeschichte 76: 67 - 127.