White on top, mottled black and white underneath; yellow legs; four bands along the finely punctured pronotum, two shortened cross-bands, and a spot-ring on the elytra, black; flat interspaces. [Translated from the original German in Suffrian, 1858].
“Pronotum: Creamy yellow to orange, with four red to brown or black, longitudinal, sharply delimited vittae from base to apex, sometimes narrowly meeting at apex or base. Punctation dual, smaller punctures sometimes sparse, larger punctures small to moderate in size, sometimes coarse. Profile more declivous than usual. Elytra: Creamy yellow to orange with red to brown or black markings. Each elytron with dark markings as follows: a transverse band at basal third, broadly meeting suture before apex of scutellar stria, often expanded to humerus and nearly to base; a transverse band just behind middle from about fifth stria to suture; humeral and subhumeral spots (latter may join basal transverse marking); a lateral spot at about apical third; two apical spots; markings sometimes reduced or sometimes expanded and forming three nearly or quite complete transverse bands. Punctures larger, sparser, more distinctly impressed than usual, finer as usual apically; with eight rows of punctures, fifth row sometimes confused, sixth row much reduced, confused, seventh row confused, often reduced ; inner and outer rows distinct at apex, nearly always clearly meeting, infrequently somewhat confused. Prosternum: Male with anterior margin produced into a ventrally directed, rather pointed lobe to just somewhat produced; female with anterior margin feebly produced to evenly arcuate. Length: 4.0 to 6.0 mm” (White, 1968: 63).
"Wilcox (1954, p. 384) recorded this species from poplar in Ohio. Collection data record specimens from Helianthus tuberosa L., Azalea leaf, flowers of Malva sp., "Salix presidio," willow tree, and cotton" (White, 1968).
Louisiana, U.S.A. (Museum Germar and Riehl). [Translated from Suffrian, 1858]
USA: MD, VA, NC, SC, TN, AL, IN, KY, MO, MS, LA, IL, IA, KS, TX, CO, NM, AZ, UT (White, 1968).