Hispinae, Chrysomelidae, Coleoptera, Insecta, Arthropoda, Animalia
Convex; head and pronotum reddish-yellow; eyes and antennae darker;
elytra dark reddish-brown or blackish. Head: small; vertex sparsely
punctate; front and frons projecting; medial sulcus absent. Antennae:
half body length; filiform, slightly attenuated at base and apex;
segments cylindrical; I-II short, subequal in length; III as long
as I-II combined; V-X transverse, subequal in length; XI pointed
at apex; I-VI usually yellow (sometimes only I-III); VII-XI black.
Pronotum: twice as wide as long; almost as wide as base of elytra;
disc sparsely, deeply punctate; sides margined, straight and nearly
parallel from base to near middle, then rounded and converging
to apex; anterior angles produced, obtuse; posterior angles acute.
Scutellum: broadly triangular, smooth. Elytra: wider than base
of pronotum; subquadrate; apices obtusely rounded; cojointly emarginate
at sutural angle; sides margined, smooth; punctures large, little
impressed; humeri rounded; constriction behind humeri; rows of
punctures converge and unite at apex. Venter: reddish brown;
meta-, and mesosterna darker than rest. Legs: tibiae with fringe
of setae at apex; femora sparsely punctate. Total length: 4.7-5.7
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