Cryptocephalus dregii Suffrian 1857

Head orange. Pronotum orange with or without two black spots or irregular markings; smooth with very fine punctures; the anterior and posterior margined outined in black. Elytra black and smooth, very shiny.

There is a modern description with illustrations for the variable spots on the prothorax:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/260137081_Arten_der_Gattung_Cryptocephalus_Geoffroy_aus_der_Fauna_des_sudlichen_und_ostlichen_Afrika_Coleoptera_Chrysomelidae

Original description:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44136#page/166/mode/1up

iNat observations:
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1522541-Cryptocephalus-dregii/browse_photos

Publicado el 11 de enero de 2024 a las 02:55 PM por traianbertau