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Xanthonia sp.
Very small Leaf Beetle of 4 mm in length. It has a thick layer of scales on the the elytra, giving it a spotted appearance. The tibia are thick with a single heavy spine. Family Chrysomelidae: Subfamily Eumolpinae.
Came to an ultraviolet light in the garden, San Cristobal de Las Casas, 2,200 meters.
Thank you Stephen, I am very grateful for the identification. Yes, definitely mm, glad you caught that.
Maybe genus Xanthonia, or near. See http://bugguide.net/node/view/40565/bgpa...
I assume you mean 4mm, not 4cm?!
Spotted on Apr 25, 2014
Submitted on Apr 29, 2014
