taxonID	type	description	language	source
03F03607FFCFFFFEFD57857F7C67A2CD.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. As for the genus (see above).	en	Shin, Chulwoo (2013): A New Genus of Mesomphaliine Tortoise Beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), with Description of a New Flightless Species from Haiti. The Coleopterists Bulletin 67 (4): 521-531, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065x-67.4.521, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x-67.4.521
03F03607FFCFFFFEFD57857F7C67A2CD.taxon	description	Description. Male, length 9.9 mm, width 9.9 mm; female, length 11.0 mm, width 10.0 mm. Coloration mainly black; anterolateral and posterolateral margins of pronotum orange to red; sub-basal, middle, and subapical regions of elytral explanate margins orange; sub-basal, postmedian, and subapical areas of disc also orange to red; legs (Figs. 3, 6, 17) black with pale brown setae; abdomen (Figs. 3, 6) black with sublateral brown depressions on ventrites II – V. Antennomere (Fig. 14) IV slender, slightly broader apically; antennomere V about 0.8 times as long as antennomere IV, broader apically; antennomeres VI – VIII each as long as antennomere V, broader than antennomere V; antennomeres IX – X quadrate, as long as antennomere V; antennomere XI slightly shorter than antennomere III. Pronotum (Figs. 1, 4) hemispherical with disc and anterior margin slightly convex; lateral margin rounded, smoothly curved without angle at posterolateral margin; explanate margin broader posteriorly; basal line broadly rounded; disc distinctly delimited by black coloration and depression between disc and margin; discal surface smooth; lateral marginal area finely and sparsely punctate; ventral surface of anterior margin rugose (Fig. 23). Prosternum (Figs. 3, 6, 20) with surface irregularly wrinkled; prosternal process slightly swollen, with carved mark on surface. Tarsomere I (Figs. 1, 6) hemispherical; tarsomere II heart-shaped, 2 times as long as tarsomere I; tarsomere III bilobed, as long as broad, 2.5 times as long as tarsomere I; tarsomere IV as long as tarsomere III, 2.5 times as long as tarsomere I.	en	Shin, Chulwoo (2013): A New Genus of Mesomphaliine Tortoise Beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), with Description of a New Flightless Species from Haiti. The Coleopterists Bulletin 67 (4): 521-531, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065x-67.4.521, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x-67.4.521
03F03607FFCFFFFEFD57857F7C67A2CD.taxon	materials_examined	Type Material. H o l o t y p e (m a l e), HAITI: Dept. Grand’ Anse: Jeremie, 0.5 km West of summit of Pic Macaya, 2,300 m, I- 27 - 1985, C. Fastie (deposited in TAMU, TAMU-ENTO x 0996649). Paratype (female), HAITI: Dept. Sud: Morne Formond N. slope, 1,950 m, I- 5 - 1983, C. A. Woods et al. (deposited in FSCA).	en	Shin, Chulwoo (2013): A New Genus of Mesomphaliine Tortoise Beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), with Description of a New Flightless Species from Haiti. The Coleopterists Bulletin 67 (4): 521-531, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065x-67.4.521, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x-67.4.521
03F03607FFCFFFFEFD57857F7C67A2CD.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet is a patronym honoring Mr. Edward G. Riley, entomology collection manager at Texas A & M University and specialist on the Chrysomelidae. He was the first to notice the distinctiveness of the unusual specimen, designated herein as holotype, from the TAMU collection.	en	Shin, Chulwoo (2013): A New Genus of Mesomphaliine Tortoise Beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), with Description of a New Flightless Species from Haiti. The Coleopterists Bulletin 67 (4): 521-531, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065x-67.4.521, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x-67.4.521
