104 

 Ischyrus boucardi Crotch 



Ischyrus boucardi Crotch 1876 : (53) 429 . 



Ischyrus peruvianus Gorham 1883:85-86, new synonymy. 



Diagnosis . Characterized by its broad terminal 

 maxillary palp segment, 4 free pronotal spots in a 

 transverse row, anterior pronotal spots, absence of basal 

 and hind angle pronotal spots, complete band-like central 

 elytral marking, and orange-yellow legs with black knees. 



Description . Length: 5.8-8.1 mm; Width: 2.7-3.8 mm. 

 Body elongate, parallel-sided; widest at basal third of 

 elytra; microreticulate; yellow-orange with black pattern 

 (Fig. 41) . 



Head black; often with lateral orange mark at each eye. 

 Pronotum with 2 anterior spots connected to margin; 4 free 

 spots in transverse, anteriorly concave arch; occasionally 

 with black basal margin. Scutellum black. Each elytron 

 with black epipleural fold; elongate humeral spot, connected 

 to base; subhumeral spot often free, may touch scutellar 

 spot and/or humeral spot; scutellar spot broadly connected 

 to base and suture; suture black; central band wide, often 

 reaching lateral margin, widest at suture; apical spot 

 small, broadly connected to apical margin. Ventral color 

 variable, sclerites solid black to orange with black 

 margins. Legs orange with black knee and coxa; palpi and 

 tarsi brown. 



Head dorsal distance between eyes = 2.0 to 2.2 x eye 

 width; ocular striae reaching 0.5 distance to anterior angle 

 of eye; vertex puncture size = 1 x facet, separated by 2 to 



