Sceloenopla erudita (Baly)

Hispinae, Chrysomelidae, Coleoptera, Insecta, Arthropoda, Animalia


Antennae black; head pale yellow; pronotum yellow with two black oblique vittae on disc; elytra yellow with black sutural vitta and apical half black. Head: front with oblong fovea. Antennae: 3/4 body length; filiform; segments obsoletely compressed; segment I short; II-IV subequal in length, each 1/2 length of I. Pronotum: not longer than wide; side margins nearly parallel, slightly sinuate from base to middle, then sinuate and obliquely converging to apex; anterior angles with obtuse tooth; subcylindrical, slightly depressed transversely at base; closely, coarsely punctate. Scutellum: subquadrate. Elytra: parallel, slightly dilated towards apical angles; apex of each elytron with two large, flattened teeth- 1 acutely backcurved at posterior angle, other irregular in shape, near suture; each elytron with 10 1/2 rows of punctures at base, rows irregular; interspace 4 costate; humeral callus flattened, laterally produced, apex acute. Total length: 7.5 mm.

Food plant: Anthurium.


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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