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Walterianella inscripta
Yellow, white and black Leaf Beetle, 5 mm long. Enlarged hind femora for jumping. Family Chrysomelidae.
Found on bushes along the highway between San Cristobal de Las Casas and Tuxtla Gutierrez, Km 18.5, 1164 meters.
Similar to this one spotted by Billo near Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico: Walterianella biarcuata http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/382...
ID tried, and successful:
= Walterianella inscripta (Jacoby, 1886)
Used Mexican catalogue, and description:
http://www.sil.si.edu/DigitalCollections...
Thank you thaptor, what is the difference between this one and the Diabroctica species?
Spotted on Jul 27, 2016
Submitted on Aug 2, 2016
