Hispinae, Chrysomelidae, Coleoptera, Insecta, Arthropoda, Animalia
Head, antennae, and legs black; pronotum orangish with black medial vitta; elytra orangish with black sutural vitta and apical fifth black. Head: black or aeneous; vertex and front deeply trisulcate; clypeus semilunate, black. Antennae: longer than head and pronotum combined, robust; segments III-VIII compressed. Pronotum: transverse, side margins obtusely angulate; excavated behind middle; closely and deeply punctate; black with broad, impunctate yellow vitta on each side along side margins. Scutellum: black; quadrate. Elytra: oblong; side margins serrulate; apices strongly, irregularly notched, emarginate at sutural angle, strongly serrulate; each elytron with 8 regular rows of punctures; interspaces 2, 4, and 6 plus suture strongly costate; suture, apical third, and side margins at base black. Total length: 5.6 mm.
Food plants: Chusquea (Poaceae), Calea urticaefolia
DC, C. axillaris DC, Vernonia mollis HB&K,
Verbesina, Elephantopus spicatus Aubl., Eupatorium
populifolium Hook. & Arn., Clibadium, (Asteraceae),
Malpighia glabra L. (Malpighiaceae), and Serjania
(Sapindaceae). |
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