Cephaloleia quadrilineata Baly

Hispinae, Chrysomelidae, Coleoptera, Insecta, Arthropoda, Animalia


Head, antennae, and scutellum black; pronotum yellow, may have black vitta; elytra variable with black and yellow. Head: vertex black, punctate near eyes; eyes protruding, finely faceted; front yellow, finely and densely punctate; medial sulcus present. Antennae: black; segment I elongate, robust, fringe of setae at apex; II transverse, twice as long as III; III triangular; IV-X cylindrical; XI pointed at apex; IV-XI covered with short golden setae. Pronotum: yellow with dark medial vitta or all yellow; scattered punctures near side margin and medially at base; sides margined, parallel; basal margin bisinuate; anterior angles nearly rectangular. Scutellum: black; long, acutely triangular; shiny; alutaceous. Elytra: sides margined; humeri rounded; slightly expanded at apex; yellow with black or dark markings; sutural vitta from suture to 4th interspace; lateral vitta from 6th puncture row to 9th puncture row; 10th puncture row and margin yellow. Venter: prosternum yellow with black macula laterally; meso- and metasterna yellow medially, black laterally; abdominal sterna dark medially, yellow laterally. Legs: femora yellow, robust; tibiae black, expanded to apex; tarsi black, setose beneath, 2 claws. Total length: 5.6-6.88 mm.

Adults collected on H. imbricata and H. latispatha.


Page authors:

C. L. Staines, 3302 Decker Place, Edgewater MD 21037. Staines.Charles@NMNH.SI.EDU

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


Date of this version: 27 March 1998
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