Cephaloleia trivittata Baly

Hispinae, Chrysomelidae, Coleoptera, Insecta, Arthropoda, Animalia


Head, pronotum, and antennae black; elytra yellow with black sutural and lateral vittae; humeri reddish or yellowish. Head: vertex densely punctate; medial carina present; not depressed between eyes; frons not projecting. Antennae: filiform, cylindrical; segment I clavate, longer than II, subequal in length to III; II transverse, short; III cylindrical; IV-X transverse, decreasing in length; XI pointed at apex; I-II punctate, III-XI setose. Pronotum: subquadrate; disc deeply but moderately punctate; sides margined, straight, parallel, slightly convergent at extreme apex; apical margin paler; anterior angles produced, subacute; posterior angles rectangular. Scutellum: pentagonal; black. Elytra: wider than base of pronotum; elongate; sides margined, smooth, parallel; apices rounded, slightly sinuate cojointly at sutural angle; moderately convex; slightly flattened on anterior disc; strongly punctate-striate, punctures little impressed; rows of punctures obsolete at apex; yellow with three wide black vittae, medial vitta along sutural margin, slightly dilated below scutellum; lateral vittae begin below humeral callus, extend entire length of disc, incurve to join sutural vitta. Venter: pro-, meso-, metasterna, and abdominal sterna 1-4 yellow and smooth in middle, dark and punctate at sides; abdominal sterna 1-2 fused in middle; sternite 5 totally black; abdominal sterna setose. Legs: yellow except dark apex of femora, base of tibiae, and tarsi; tibiae with setae on inner apex; femora setose. Total length: 4.1-4.4 mm.

Adults collected on C. haamelii and C. macrosepala.


Page authors:

C. L. Staines, 3302 Decker Place, Edgewater MD 21037

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

Last modified: 14 November 1997


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