Cryptocephalus texanus Schaeffer, 1933

Diagnostic description: 

Pronotum: Light orange with four broad longitudinal dark red to black vittae, rather sharply delimited, not, or narrowly touching. Punctation usually dual, smaller punctures sparse to absent, larger punctures small to moderate and somewhat coarse. Elytra: Light orange, each elytron with six dark red to black markings, basal two largest, outer four smaller and subequal. Dark markings of each elytron as follows: first spot at basal portions of intervals two, three, and four, and extending along interval two to nearly middle of elytron, often attaining suture at this point; second spot centered just behind humerus, smaller than inner spot; anteapical spots centered behind middle of interval four and behind middle of interval seven; apical spots centered at apex of fourth and seventh intervals; markings often somewhat expanded or reduced. With seven rows of punctures (in some apparently eight), rows five and six confused (when apparently eight rows, five, six, and seven confused) ; punctures usually pigmented, usually larger, always denser than usual, finer to apex; inner and outer rows distinct at apex, usually clearly meeting. Prosternum: Anterior margin in female feebly to somewhat produced ventrally into a lobe; male not examined. Length: 5.0 to 5.8 mm” (White, 1968: 90).

Distribution: 

USA: TX.

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