Chalepus brevicornis (Baly)

Hispinae, Chrysomelidae, Coleoptera, Insecta, Arthropoda, Animalia


Head dark; pronotum orange with dark central vitta and lateral marginal vittae; elytra orange, apices may be black. Head: reddish-brown; medial sulcus absent; vertex impunctate; eyes margined in black; frons punctate, projecting at base of antennae; clypeus darker than frons, margin evenly arcuate; eyes slightly emarginate near antennal bases. Antennae: segments I-VI punctate, VII-XI with setae; I globose; II transverse, narrower than I; III-IV cylindrical, subequal in length; V cylindrical, shorter than III or IV; VI-X transverse, VII-X wider than preceding; XI hirsute, pointed at apex. Pronotum: wider than long; basal margin bisinuate; lateral margins bisinuate; basal impression present; lateral margins darkened; central longitudinal black vittae; convex; covered with large, dense punctures, except basal impression which is impunctate. Scutellum: quadrate; black; alutaceous. Elytra: 10 puncture rows plus scutellar row of 3 punctures; 3 complete costae on intervals 2, 4, and 8; interval 6 is costate at humerus and on apical fifth; lateral and apical margins dentate; small lamina produced on apices; sutural margins carinate, darkened at base; elytral apices may be darkened on apical fifth, rest orange. Venter: pro- and mesosterna black laterally, reddish in middle; metasternum black laterally with punctures, testaceous medially; 5 visible abdominal sterna, all black medially, testaceous laterally; abdominal sternum 1 with row of setae on basal third, sternites 2-5 with row of setae on apical margins. Legs: femora yellowish on basal half, apical half reddish-brown, punctate; tibiae gradually expanded to apex, with tuft of setae on inner apical margin, punctate. Total length: 5.3-6.1 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


Date of this version: 27 March 1998
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