Hispinae, Chrysomelidae, Coleoptera, Insecta, Arthropoda, Animalia
Antennae, eyes, legs, and apical half of elytra black, remainder
yellow. Head: vertex sparsely punctate; medial sulcus absent;
antennal depression triangular; row of punctures on inner margin
of each eye. Antennae: filiform; segment I reddish-brown; II-XI
black; I short, robust; II longer than I, shorter than III; IV
subequal in length to III; VI-X decreasing in length; XI rounded
at apex; III-XI hirsute. Pronotum: widest at base; posterior
angles acute; anterior angles with rounded tooth; basal margin
bisinuate; anterior margin sinuate behind head; side margins convergent
from base to apex; side margins lipped; convex; disc impunctate;
large shallow punctures at sides. Scutellum: triangular; yellow.
Elytra: side margins sparsely dentate; apical margin dentate;
10th puncture row distant from margin; punctures moderately impressed.
Venter: prosternum yellow; mesosternum yellow in middle, black
at sides; metasternum and abdomen black; mesosternum punctate;
abdomen with whitish setae. Legs: profemora yellowish at base;
meso- and metafemora black; tibiae with fringe of setae at apex.
Total length: 6.5 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