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Small; narrow; subparallel; subdepressed; head, antennae (except antennomere 1 and apex of 11 reddish-black), scutellum, and elytra (except margins) dark; pronotum reddish with narrow black vitta laterally; venter with prosternum reddish, rest black; legs red except apical
body length; slender; antennomeres 1-3 elongate; 1 and 3 subequal in length; 2 slightly shorter than 1 or 3; 4-10 transverse, subequal in length; 11 longer than preceding, pointed at apex; 1-4 punctate with scattered setae; 5-11 setose. Pronotum: nearly twice as wide as long; lateral margin straight and converging from base to anterior angle, margined; anterior angle broadly rounded, not produced; posterior angle acute; anterior margin emarginate behind head; disc subconvex; surface densely punctate; basal impression absent; pronotal length 0.9 mm; pronotal width 1.1-1.3 mm. Scutellum: scarcely longer than wide; pentagonal; impunctate. Elytron: lateral margin straight, smooth, margined; apex rounded; sutural angle without tooth; humerus rounded, not produced; slightly constricted behind humerus; declivity beginning just behind humerus at puncture row 7 with faint carina; subconvex; strongly punctate-striate; puncture rows converge and unite at apex; elytral length 3.0 mm; elytral width 1.4 mm. Venter: prosternum impunctate; 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 deeply emarginate medially in male, truncate in female. Leg: slender; punctate; tibia with rows of setae on outer margin and fringe of setae at apex. Total length: 4.0 mm.
BELIZE: Toledo District- ca. 8 mi NNE Medina Bank, ca. 1 mi S Bladen Branch, 13 April 2008 (USNM). GUATEMALA: Alta Verapaz- 24 July 1957 (BYUC); Cacao Trece Aguas, 4 October (USNM), 5 April, 4 April, 25 March, 12 April (USNM). Baja Verapaz- 3.3 km. W.
, 1800 m, 25 May 1991 (CMNC). HONDURAS:?- Progesso, 5 March 1923 (UMMZ). MEXICO: no further data (DEI). Chiapas- Montebello, 21 July 1969 (CNC). Tabasco- Teapa (USNM); 4 mi. N. Teapa, 14- June 1965 (TAMU). Veracruz- 3 mi. n. Huatusco, 17 July 1980 (TAMU); 4 mi SE Jalapa, 29 June 1955 (INHS); 7 mi. S. E. Orizaba, 19-20 June 1983 (FSCA); 2 mi. se. Tebanca, Lago Catemaco, 3 June 1964 (TAMU); Veracruz, 23 March 1968 (USNM). Total: 107.
