Cryptocephalus leucomelas vitticollis LeConte, 1880

Diagnostic description: 

Pronotum: Creamy yellow to light orange with four orange to red, longitudinal, usually sharply delimited vittae from base to apex, lateral two on each side often narrowly to broadly joined apically. Surface with dual punctation, small punctures sparse, larger punctures small to moderate; surface sometimes scabrous and with larger punctures obscured and small ones absent. Profile more declivous than usual. Elytra: Creamy yellow to light orange, dark markings orange to red and predominating in extent over yellow or orange. Each elytron with basic pattern as in l. leucomelas but much expanded, leaving yellow as follows: in a narrow basal strip, in a transverse median band (not attaining suture), in a narrow transverse, anteapical spot, and in an apical spot. Striae and punctures as in l. leucomelas. Prosternum: As in l. leucomelas. Length: 4.2 to 5.0 mm” (White, 1968: 65).

Distribution: 

USA: 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