Cephaloleia dilaticollis Baly

Hispinae, Chrysomelidae, Coleoptera, Insecta, Arthropoda, Animalia


Reddish brown, eyes and apex of antennae darker. Head: faint medial carina; sparsely punctate; frons not projecting; eyes black. Antennae: last four segments black, rest yellow; segment I obovate, subequal to III; II transverse; III cylindrical; IV-X transverse, decreasing in length; XI pointed at apex. Pronotum: twice as wide as long; sparsely punctate; sides dilated, slightly rounded; anterior angles nearly truncate; posterior angles rectangular. Scutellum: triangular; impunctate. Elytra: scarcely wider than base of pronotum; sides parallel, margined, smooth; apices obtusely rounded, subtruncate; slightly convex, flattened along suture; slightly deflected behind humeri; finely punctate-striate; rows of punctures converge and unite at apex. Venter: prosternum rugose in middle; meso- and metasterna punctate laterally; abdominal sterna 1 and 2 fused in middle; sterna 3-5 setose; last abdominal segment deeply sinuate in male, obtusely rounded in female. Legs: punctate; tibiae darker at base, fringe of setae at apex. Total length: 4.3-4.6 mm.

Adults collected on Calathea insignis.


Page authors:

C. L. Staines, 3302 Decker Place, Edgewater MD 21037

John T. Longino, The Evergreen State College, Olympia WA 98505 USA. longinoj@evergreen.edu

Maylin Paniagua and Nelci Oconitrillo, La Selva Biological Station, Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica

Last modified: 4 August 1997


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