Probaenia tibiella
| Probaenia tibiella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Probaenia |
| Species: | P. tibiella
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| Binomial name | |
| Probaenia tibiella Weise, 1905
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Probaenia tibiella is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil (Goiás, Matto Grosso), Colombia and Peru.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7.8 mm. Adults are black, with a red spot on the head between the eyes. The elytron is testaceous with green spots at the scutellum, three blackish-green bands, as well as a green band.[1]
Biology
The food plant is unknown.[2]
References
- ^ Pic, M. (1927). "Contribution à l'étude du genre Probaenia Weise (Col. Hispidae)". Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France. 32 (16): 244–248. 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.