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Walterianella tenuicincta
Small beetle with semi-transparent elytra, 5 mm long. Family Chrysomelidae. Species of Walterianella mimic those of Diabrotica.
Came to the lights on a wall, Hotel Posada Loma, Fortin de Las Flores, Veracruz.
See another color variant of this species from San Luis Potosí, Mexico: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/197....
= Walterianella tenuicincta (Jacoby, 1886)
Difference in colours between the two you observed is considered in range of individuality.
original description:
http://www.sil.si.edu/DigitalCollections...
Some powerful looking rear femurs there. Maybe in the flea-leaf beetle group?
Spotted on Apr 13, 2015
Submitted on Nov 8, 2015
