Crepidogaster bimaculata Boheman 1848

Elytra blackish with a basal triangular band and an apical yellowish-red patch on each side.

Original description & illustration in:
Boheman 1848. Insecta Caffrariae annis 1838-1845 a J.A. Wahlberg collecta.
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/37989#page/83/mode/1up

Yellow-testaceous, opaque; eyes and mandibles at the tip black; head and prothorax finely punctate; elytra finely, densely granulated, blackish-brown, base and two large round spots towards the apex, yellow-testaceous, slightly furrowed on the back. Length 7 mm width. 4 mm.
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/37989#page/645/mode/1up

Redescription in:
Peringuey, L. Descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera of South Africa. The Coleoptera of South Africa. Part II. Carabidae. Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society, 7
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36877446#page/217/mode/1up
Head, prothorax, palpi, antennae, and legs pale brick-red; elytra fuscous black, finely shagreened, broadly but not deeply striated, with a basal yellowish red triangular band, and on each side a large, ovate, subapical macula of the same colour, nearer to the outer margin than to the suture; epipleurae yellowish; abdomen black above, infuscate underneath, with the central part yellowish red.
Length 7 mm.; width 4 mm

iNat observations:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/141455554

Publicado el 08 de junio de 2024 a las 08:54 AM por traianbertau