Hispines (Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae) of La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica

By

Staines, Charles L.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2011

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

157

Pages

45-65

Subjects

Chrysomelidae , hispine , La Selva Biological Station

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.157.1338

 

Abstract

Survey work from 1992–2001 identified 139 species of hispines at the lowland part of La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica. The tribe Cephaloleiini was the most speciose with 58 species (41.7%) followed by the Chalepini with 55 (39.5%). The fauna is most closely related to that in South America but with some genera which are more speciose in the Nearctic Region. Plant associations are known for 88 (63.3%) of the species but many of these are merely collecting records, not host plant associations. The first plant associations are reported for Alurnus ornatus, A. salvini, and Acentroptera nevermanni.