Sceloenopla obscurovittata (Baly)

Hispinae, Chrysomelidae, Coleoptera, Insecta, Arthropoda, Animalia


Elongate, slightly depressed; yellowish; antennae and eyes dark; elytra with subsutural vitta. Head: front smooth, with longitudinal sulcus; eyes black. Antennae: filiform, slender, slightly thickened at apex; segments cylindrical; II more than twice length of I; III shorter than II. Pronotum: wider than long; sides straight and parallel at base, angulate behind middle, then obliquely converging to apex; anterior angles with stout oblique tooth; transversely convex; transverse depression basally; with large foveolate punctures, more densely punctate on sides, less densely punctate on disc. Elytra: parallel, slightly dilated near posterior angle; posterior angles with backward directed, flattened spine; each elytron with 10 deep rows of punctures; suture and 4th interspace costate; humeral callus laterally produced, acute; two discoidal vittae variable in shape. Legs: slender; elongate. Total length: 9.0 mm.

Larval host plant: Monstera tenuis K. Koch (Araceae).


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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