Heterosminthurus

Genus Heterosminthurus

• Heterosminthurus bilineatus - moderately common (see below).
• Heterosminthurus claviger - rare, a montane species found in pennine grasslands (similar in appearance to H. bilineatus, see below).
• Heterosminthurus insignis - moderately common (a uniform yellow colour).
• Heterosminthurus novemlineatus - very rare (yellow in colour with several (usually nine hence novemlineatus) longitudinal bands of dark pigment).

I am not currently aware of any Heterosminthurus records other than Heterosminthurus bilineatus from VC55.


Heterosminthurus bilineatus:



In H. claviger the lateral stripes are connected posteriorly unlike H. bilineatus (here) which has separate lateral stripes:

H. claviger males (but not females) have peculiar paddle-shaped interocular setae.


The fourth antennal segment (ant4) is subdivided into about six subsegments:



Ocelli: