Sceloenopla bidentata Staines 2002

Hispinae, Chrysomelidae, Coleoptera, Insecta, Arthropoda, Animalia


Morphology. Head black; antennomeres I-VIII black, IX-XI yellowish-orange; pronotum orangish with wide longitudinal medial vitta and lateral vittae black; elytra orangish, with apical 1/4 black. Head: deep medial sulcus becoming a carina before base of antennae; vertex striate-punctate; frons yellow, smooth. Antenna: antennomeres I-II cylindrical; III-VII laterally compressed, III longest; VIII-X cylindrical; XI pointed at apex; last four antennomeres shorter than preceding four. Pronotum: lateral margin bisinuate; constricted behind head; tooth present in each anterior angle; disc convex, densely punctate; slight basal impression present. Scutellum: quadrate; alutaceous. Elytron: lateral margin smooth; apical margin bidentate, emarginate at suture; two costae present (intervals 2 and 4), 2nd costa most pronounced; with 10 complete rows of punctures. Venter: prosternum dark yellowish-brown and alutaceous medially; black and punctate laterally; meso- and metasterna dark yellowish-brown and smooth medially, black and alutaceous laterally; abdominal sterna dark yellowish-brown; suture between sterna 1 and 2 obsolete in middle. Leg: dark; base of femur and tarsi pale; mesotibia curved. Total length: 7.1 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, La Selva Biological Station, Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica


Date of this version: 27 February 2003.
Previous versions of this page: 27 March 1998
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