Sceloenopla parvula

Sceloenopla parvula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Sceloenopla
Species:
S. parvula
Binomial name
Sceloenopla parvula
(Baly, 1858)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cephalodonta parvula Baly, 1858

Sceloenopla parvula is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Brazil (Amazonas).[2]

Description

Adults are elongate, parallel and pale fulvous. The antennae are black, their four apical joints pale fulvous. The elytra have a sutural stripe, a marginal vitta, which is abbreviated behind the middle, and a blackish-piceous large, common, transverse subapical patch.[3]

Life history

No host plant has been documented for this species.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Sceloenopla parvula". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
  2. ^ a b Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Sceloenoplini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  3. ^ Catalogue of Hispidae in the collection of the British museum This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.