Sceloenopla scherzeri (Baly)

Hispinae, Chrysomelidae, Coleoptera, Insecta, Arthropoda, Animalia


Elongate; yellowish with blackish markings; antennae and scutellum black; pronotum with medial and lateral vittae; elytra dilated toward apex, with short submarginal vitta. Head: finely punctate; produced between eyes. Pronotum: longer than wide; side margins straight and parallel behind, angled in middle, narrowed and sinuate in front; anterior angles produced, subacute; apical margin slightly produced, obsoletely angled in middle; coarsely punctate; with black central vitta and side margins. Scutellum: black; smooth. Elytra: subparallel, slightly sinuate; apices rounded; posterior angles dilated, gradually increasing from base to apex, armed with flattened, acute spine; sutural angles emarginate, irregularly serrate; flattened along suture; humeri prominent, rounded in front, produced with short subacute tooth; deeply, regularly punctate-striate; each elytron with strong costa from base to near apex; black submarginal band. Venter: black except base and sides of abdomen and pro-, meso-, and metasterna which are yellowish. Legs: base of femora yellowish; slender; elongate. Total length: 10.5 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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