Arsinoe quadriguttata Laporte de Castelnau, 1835

Prothorax red, the base slightly produced backwards.
Elytra black. Each elytron with a rounded yellow spot below the shoulder, and another above the apex, near to the suture.
Femora yellowish red, with the apical part and the tibiae deeply infuscated; apical segments of abdomen infuscated.
Length 8-9 mm.

Description in Péringuey 1896. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Coleoptera of South Africa:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36877514#page/299/mode/1up

Illustrated in Peringuey 1896:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36877514#page/657/mode/1up


Key to species:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36877514#page/299/mode/1up


iNat observation:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/127716173

Publicado el 15 de enero de 2024 a las 09:08 AM por traianbertau traianbertau

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Thank you @traianbertau. These articles are so helpful for us novices in entomology.

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