Chnootriba tricolorata (Fürsch 1991)

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.

Original description and illustration in Fürsch 1991, page 265 & fig 150 (page 287)
https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/ENT_0012_0217-0316.pdf

Original description translated from German:
Henosepilachna tricolorata spec. nov.
At first glance, similar to H. natalensis [now Chnootriba natalensis], but slightly broader and, above all, with a different position of the spots: 2, 2, 2, 1. Basic and marginal coloring of the elytra, of the head and pronotum exactly as in H. natalensis. Spots, however, very regularly arranged in three rows of 2 round yellow spots and at the apical end there is a spot like that of H. natalensis. Punctuation, pubescence and femoral lines as in H. natalensis. Claw tooth small and rounded. [...]
Length: 6.1-6.8 mm; width: 5.9-6.3
Material: Holotype: M, Pretoria March 1970. 2 paratypes: Cape Province East London April 13, 1952 (CF). No types: Natal: Pietermaritzburg leg. HAAF Dec. 1959 (CF).

iNat observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/244947182

Posted on October 1, 2024 11:28 AM by traianbertau