Hispinae, Chrysomelidae, Coleoptera, Insecta, Arthropoda, Animalia
Head, antennae, and scutellum black; pronotum yellow with variable black markings; elytra black with yellow medial vitta. Head: vertex black, strongly and densely punctate, Y-shaped medial sulcus; front yellow with some large punctures. Antennae: black; segment I elongate, robust, flattened laterally, fringe of setae at apex; II cylindrical; III triangular; IV-VI cylindrical; VII-X transverse; XI bluntly pointed. Pronotum: yellow with medial black macula narrowing toward base, macula extremely variable in shape; scattered large punctures laterally; sides margined; anterior angles acute, slightly produced; posterior angles more densely punctate. Scutellum: triangular; black. Elytra: black with medial yellow vitta on each elytron, vitta begins at humerus and goes to apical fifth, begins at 6th puncture row and goes to 7th or 8th puncture row (variable in width), narrower at base, widens slightly, does not follow rows of punctures entire length; sides margined; margin black. Venter: all sections yellow medially, black laterally. Legs: tibiae black,; femora yellow basally, black apically. Total length: 5.76-7.00 mm.
Larval host plants: H. imbricata, H. latispatha,
H. pogonantha Cuford, H. mariae Hook.,
and H. tortuosa. |
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