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Body strongly flattened. Head: medial sulcus present; sulcus
present on inner margin of each eye; occiput with few scattered
punctures. Antennae: 7-segmented; segments I-II transverse,
subequal; III longer, cylindrical; IV-VI transverse, decreasing
in length; VII longest, hirsute, slightly pointed at apex. Pronotum:
completely margined; anterior margin prolonged into tooth on
either side of head; transverse; prebasal impression present;
covered with large punctures. Scutellum: transverse, rounded
at apex. Elytra: parallel-sided; side and apical margins
dentate; tricostate, 1st and 2nd entire, 3rd begins at humerus,
all unite at apex; 7 entire rows of punctures plus a short row
at the humeri, no scutellar row. Venter: metasternum punctate
at sides; last abdominal segment punctate in middle.
Species known from La Selva:
Heptispa limbata (Baly)
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