Probaenia crenatula
| Probaenia crenatula | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Probaenia |
| Species: | P. crenatula
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| Binomial name | |
| Probaenia crenatula | |
Probaenia crenatula is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Costa Rica.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7 mm. Adults are black, with the prothorax yellow-testaceous with three black bands. The elytra has four yellow-testaceous bands and black markings.[2]
Biology
The food plant is unknown.[3]
References
- ^ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ^ Uhmann, E. (1928). "Probaenia crenatula (n. sp.) nebst Fraßbild und Alurnus lydiae (n. sp.). 10. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Hispinen (Col.)" (PDF). Entomologische Mitteilungen. 17: 287–290. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
- ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Chalepini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.