136 

 elytra; weakly microreticulate, shining; body red to orange 



with black pattern; elytra yellow with black pattern (Fig. 



58) . 



Head dark red to orange. Pronotum dark red with black 

 basal half and 2 elongate, parallel spots connected to 

 anterior margin; anterior spots may connect with the black 

 basal half (spots fused to each other and basal half on the 

 Lectotype) . Scutellum dark red. Each elytron with yellow- 

 orange epipleural fold; scutellar spot small (lacking on the 

 lectotype) , broadly connected to base and suture; suture 

 with wide black margin; central band appearing as 2 fused 

 longitudinally elongate spots, not connected to lateral 

 margin, occasionally free from suture. Venter black to dark 

 red. Legs black, tarsi and palpi red-brown. 



Head dorsal distance between eyes = 4 . x eye width; 

 ocular striae reaching anterior angle of eye; vertex medial 

 puncture size = 0.5 x facet, separated by 1 to 2 diameters; 

 vertex lateral puncture size = 0.75 to 1.0 x facet, 

 separated by 1 to 2 diameters; epistome puncture size = 0.75 

 x facet, separated by 0.5 to 1.0 diameter. Antenna reaching 

 base of pronotum; antennomere III as long as next 2 

 antennomere combined; antennomeres IX to XI symmetrical; 

 antennomere XI oval, transverse (similar to Fig. 6i) . 



Maxillary palp terminal segment triangular, sides 

 rounded, lateral angle acute, medial angle nearly 90°, width 

 = 2 x length. Labial palp terminal segment narrowed, 

 rounded laterally and obtusely angled, acutely angled 



