Hispinae, Chrysomelidae, Coleoptera, Insecta, Arthropoda, Animalia
Elongate; head, antennae, and elytra black; pronotum red. Head:
vertex and front densely punctate; slightly depressed between
eyes; medial sulcus absent; frons not projecting. Antennae:
filiform; segment I clavate, subequal in length to III; II-III
cylindrical, II shorter than I or III; IV-X transverse, decreasing
in length; XI rounded at apex; I-II punctate; III-XI setose.
Pronotum: subquadrate; convex; slightly depressed behind middle;
sparsely punctate, punctures subovate, large; sides margined,
narrowly canaliculate, straight and parallel for basal half, then
convergent; anterior angles acute, produced; posterior angles
rectangular. Scutellum: pentagonal, micropunctate. Elytra:
wider than base of pronotum; sides margined, smooth, nearly parallel;
apices rounded, cojointly emarginate at suture; apical margin
minutely serrulate; subconvex, slightly flattened at suture; each
elytron with 11 striae at base; punctures large, deep; punctures
near apex smaller and less impressed than those on disc; lateral
margin slightly reflexed. Venter: black; pro-, meso-, and metasterna
smooth in middle, punctate at sides; abdominal sterna 1-4 punctate
at sides; 1 and 2 fused in middle; 4-5 setose; last abdominal
segment broadly truncate-emarginate, middle sinuate in male.
Legs: femora and tibiae punctate; tibiae with fringe of setae
at apex. Total length: 5.1-5.3 mm. |
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