Probaenia crenatula

Probaenia crenatula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Probaenia
Species:
P. crenatula
Binomial name
Probaenia crenatula
Uhmann, 1928[1]

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

  1. ^ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.