Octhispa decepta (Baly)

Hispinae, Chrysomelidae, Coleoptera, Insecta, Arthropoda, Animalia


Elongate, almost parallel; yellowish; vertex of head, antennae, and scutellum black; pronotum with black central and lateral vittae; elytra with black sutural vitta. Head: vertex and front smooth; medial sulcus ends in oblong fovea. Antennae: half length of body; filiform; segment III longer than I-II combined, slightly compressed. Pronotum: nearly 1/2 wider than long; side margins nearly straight and parallel from base to middle, then converging and slightly rounded at apex; anterior angles with short, subacute tooth; transversely convex, slightly depressed near base; coarsely rugose-punctate; medial line impressed with longitudinal sulcus. Elytra: nearly parallel-sided, obsoletely dilated posteriorly; apices regularly rounded, sutural angle subangulate emarginate; side margin serrulate, more irregularly serrulate on apices; each elytron with 8 regular rows of punctures; interspaces 2, 4, and 6 subcostate. Total length: 6.8 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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