Crioceris (Crioceris) nigropunctata Lacordaire, 1845

4.5-6 mm long, but rarely shorter than 5 mm; quite stocky.
Coloration variable; underside, head, antennae and legs more or less black or reddish; Upper side reddish yellow or brownish red with black markings (fig. 16a shows the standard pattern): on the pronotum two elongated spots, on each elytron six roundish, small spots. The species varies greatly from almost unicolor reddish-yellow to completely black.

Description with figures in:
Heinze, E. (1962) Die Criocerinen Afrikas (Col. Chrysomelidae) (31. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Criocerinen). Ent Arb Mus Frey 13.
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45981118#page/251/mode/1up

Photo of type (BNHM):
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/dataset/56e711e6-c847-4f99-915a-6894bb5c5dea/resource/05ff2255-c38a-40c9-b657-4ccb55ab2feb?q=crioceris+nigropunctata&view_id=6ba121d1-da26-4ee1-81fa-7da11e68f68e&filters=collectionCode%3ABMNH%28E%29%7CcollectionCode%3Abmnh%28e%29%7CassociatedMedia.category%3Aspecimen%7CtypeStatus%3Atype%7Cfamily%3Achrysomelidae%7Cgenus%3Acrioceris&field=associatedMediaCount&value=

iNat observations:
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/660008-Crioceris-nigropunctata/browse_photos

Publicado el 20 de enero de 2024 por traianbertau