Oxychalepus posticatus (Baly)

Hispinae, Chrysomelidae, Coleoptera, Insecta, Arthropoda, Animalia


Antennae and legs black; pronotum orangish with black medial vitta; elytra orangish with black basal sutural vitta and apical fourth black. Head: frons strongly produced between eyes; vertex opaque. Antennae: half length of body; robust, rigid; slightly compressed; segments I-II short, cylindrical, I submoniliform, II turbinate; III-IV each subequal in length to I-II combined; XI acutely pointed. Pronotum: transverse; side margins slightly rounded, converging from base to apex, some specimens obsoletely angulate just before middle; transversely excavated at base, with large, shallow punctures; lateral margin and discoidal vitta black. Elytra: gradually dilated from base towards apex; apices regularly rounded; side margins distinctly serrulate; apical margin with several short, acute spines; each elytron with 10 regular, deep rows of punctures; interspaces 2 and 3 strongly costate; sutural vittae at base and large apical spot black. Total length: 10.7 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


Date of this version: 27 March 1998
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