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