Carinispa Uhmann 1930e: 255

Synonomys

None.

Type Species

Carinispa nevermanni Uhmann.

Diagnosis

Carinispa can be distinguished by the following combination of characters:

• the lateral margins of the pronotumpronotum:
  occupies all of dorsal part of the prothorax; in anterior angles or posterior angles there may be a small tubercle or pore with a seta
  and the elytra without long, stiff spines
• the head without a frontal horn, vertexvertex:
  occupies the area behind and between the eyes
  with 3 sulci
• the pronotumpronotum:
  occupies all of dorsal part of the prothorax; in anterior angles or posterior angles there may be a small tubercle or pore with a seta
  with a seta in each anterior angle, with basal impression
• the apex of the elytra without a tooth-like projection
• the elytra with 8 rows of punctures for entire length and 3 regular costae, not tuberculate
• the antennae thickened at apex, filiform, with 8-antennomeres, antennomeres 3 to 5 cylindrical
• the prosternumprosternum:
  contains two anterior coxal cavities
  does not expand anteriorly to partly cover the mouth

Description

Head: vertexvertex:
occupies the area behind and between the eyes
trisulcate, impunctate; fronsfrons:
upper anterior portion of head capsule above the clypeus
projecting.

Antenna: with 8‑antennomeres; antennomere 1 subglobular; 2 transverse; 3 to 5 cylindrical; 6 to 7 transverse; 8 pointed at apex.

Pronotum: wider than long, widest at base, convex, densely punctate; basal impression present; tooth present in anterior angle.

Scutellum: quadrate.

Elytron: lateral margin sparsely dentate; apical margin dentate; with 8 regular rows of punctures; tricostate, costae weakly carinate.

Distribution

Colombia, Costa Rica.

World Fauna

Described species: 1- Carinispa nevermanni Uhmann (Staines 2012).

Hosts

Malpighia, Bunchosia (Malpighiaceae).

References

Staines, C. L. 2012. Tribe Chalepini. Catalog of the hispines of the world (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). http://entomology.si.edu/Collections_Coleoptera.html

Uhmann, E. 1930e. Hispinen aus Costa Rica aus der Ausbeute der Herrn. Ferd. Nevermann. 20. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Hispinen (Col. Chrys.). Folia Zoologica et Hydrobiologica 1:209-256.