Cryptocephalus aulicus Haldeman,1849

Diagnostic description: 

"Pronotum: Red to orange with two basal oblique spots, lateral and apical margins yellowish, light areas not sharply delimited, latter often expanded and with discal and lateral basal areas orange or reddish; disk distinctly gibbous in profile; punctation dual, smaller punctures rather dense, larger punctures large and quite coarse, infrequently moderate to small in size and moderately coarse. Elytra: Creamy yellow to orange with dark spots. Each elytron usually with subequal dark reddish or black spots as follows: near apex of second interval; at base of third interval; at or near apex of sixth interval; on humerus, sometimes with any or all spots (except humeral) reduced or absent. With eight rows of punctures, sixth and seventh rows confused, punctures as large as but generally sparser than usual, finer apically as usual; inner and outer rows distinct at apex and nearly always clearly meeting. Prosternum: Anterior margin in both sexes evenly arcuate. Length: 6.0 to 7.5 mm" (White, 1968: 33).

Distribution: 

USA: FL, GA (White, 1968).

Habitat: 

"Notes on this species refer to its being taken on flowers of Befaria racemosa Vent, and on Asimina pygmaea (Bartr.) leaves" (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