Sceloenopla apicispina
| Sceloenopla apicispina | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Sceloenopla |
| Species: | S. apicispina
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| Binomial name | |
| Sceloenopla apicispina Staines, 2002[1]
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Sceloenopla apicispina is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Costa Rica.[1]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7.7-7.9 mm. They are brownish-yellow, the elytra with the humeral and exterior apical angles margined with black, and the lateral margins with black aeneous vitta.[2]
Life history
No host plant has been documented for this species.[1]
Etymology
The species name is derived from Latin apici (meaning small) and spina (meaning spine) and refers to the small spine in the exterior apical angles of the elytra.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Sceloenoplini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
- ^ a b Staines, C.L. (2002). "Nomenclatural notes and new species of Sceloenoplini (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)". Zootaxa. 89. Magnolia Press: 1–32. Retrieved October 21, 2025.