It was named in honour of Samuel Stehman Haldeman, a 19th-century American entomologist who collected insect specimens in Texas.

This small beetle has a black head, antennae, thorax, and legs.

Its general body shape is domed and the elytra are usually deep metallic green, but sometimes metallic purple or blue.

[1] This species is found in Mexico, Central America, and the US states of Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.

[2] This beetle is found on members of the family Solanaceae including wild species of Physalis, Solanum douglasii, and the Anderson thornbush, Lycium andersonii.