Cephaloleia histrionica Baly 1885

Elongate; subparallel; subconvex; head, antennae, and scutellum black; pronotum yellow with large black basal trapezoidal macula from basal margin covering posterior ⅔ of disc; elytra yellowish with reddish humerus and black sutural and lateral vittae, sutural vitta widest at base, narrowed posteriorly, lateral vittae begin behind humerus then converge and narrow toward suture; venter with pro-, meso-, and metasterna reddish-brown medially, darker laterally; leg yellowish with femur and tibia with dark area at apices. Head: vertex densely punctate, medial sulcus absent; frons with adpressed yellowish setae, not projecting; not depressed between eyes. Antenna: reaches to humerus; slender; antennomeres 1 and 3 subequal in length; 2 shorter than 1 or 3; 1 elongate, clavate; 2 transverse; 3–10 elongate, cylindrical, decreasing in length; 11 2× length of 10, rounded at apex; 1–3 punctate with scattered setae; 3–11 setose. Pronotum: transverse; lateral margin straight then slightly converging to anterior angle, margined; anterior angle subacute, slightly produced; posterior angle acute; anterior margin emarginate behind head; disc flattened, irregularly punctate, rest nearly impunctate; basal impression absent; pronotal length 1.0–1.1 mm; pronotal width 1.4–1.6 mm. Scutellum: broadly triangular; impunctate. Elytron: lateral margin straight, smooth, margined; apex obtusely rounded; sutural angle without tooth; humerus angulate, slightly produced; slightly constricted behind humerus; declivity beginning just behind humerus along puncture row 7 with weak carina; moderately punctate-striate, punctures smaller on disc; puncture row 10 removed from lateral margin; rows converge and unite apically; elytral length 4.0–4.4 mm; elytral width 2.3–2.4 mm. Venter: pro-, meso-, and metasterna impunctate medially, punctate laterally; abdominal sterna punctate, each puncture with pale seta; suture between sterna 1 and 2 complete; last sternite with apical margin u-shaped in male, slightly acuminate in female. Leg: slender; coxae punctate; tibia with fringe of setae on inner margin of apex. Total length: 5.4–5.9 mm.

Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama.