Cryptocephalus amatus apicedens Fall, 1932

Diagnostic description: 

"Pronotum: Yellow to (sometimes) light orange with four broad, light reddish to nearly black longitudinal vittae, latter frequently coalescing and interrupting or narrowing intervening yellow; punctuation dual, larger punctures minute to small. Elytra: Yellow to (sometimes) light orange with black markings. Markings as follows: scutellar interval usually darkened to black; first interval dark reddish to (usually) black; second interval dark reddish to (usually) black nearly always throughout; intervals five to and including eight dark reddish or (usually) black nearly throughout; sixth interval at base and seventh at apex often yellowish to varying degrees; vittae nearly always sharply delimited by striae. With eight rows of punctures (sometimes apparently nine at base), fifth, sixth, and seventh confused, punctures a little larger than usual, distinct to apex; inner and outer rows distinct at apex and nearly always clearly uniting. Prosternum: Male with anterior margin lobed and with a short, sharp, vertical spine behind margin; female with anterior margin broadly lobed and rather produced, lacking a spine. Length: 3.4 to 4.3 mm" (White, 1968: 29).

Distribution: 

USA: Fort Wingate, NM; Colorado Springs, CO (White, 1968).

Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith