Chnootriba natalensis (Sicard 1907)

Cordiform, slightly pointed on the posterior end, prothorax black, densely clothed with white pubescence. Elytra red, decorated with seven yellow spots and a black border. Black underneath and the tip of the abdomen is yellow.
Spot pattern: The first three spots are quite large and in a triangle: the 1st in the humeral angle; the 2nd one near the suture, where it touches the black sutural margin; and the 3rd slightly behind the 2nd spot on the exterior margin. The next 3 spots form a forwardly convex arc. The inner spot touches the margin again, the outer one is slightly behind the inner one and the last spot is rounded at the apical angle.
Length 6.2-6.5 mm

Original description:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/partpdf/10081

Illustrated in Fürsch 1991, fig 151
https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/ENT_0012_0217-0316.pdf

Type locality: Natal.

Obesvations on iNat: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/668931-Henosepilachna-natalensis/browse_photos?order_by=created_at&quality_grade=any

Publicerat 11 januari 2024 13.58 av traianbertau