Probaenia brevevittata

Probaenia brevevittata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Probaenia
Species:	P. brevevittata
Binomial name
	Probaenia brevevittata; Pic, 1933

Last updated September 24, 2025

Probaenia brevevittata is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Bolivia and Brazil.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8 mm. Adults are red, the elytra with three transverse purple bands.^[1]

Biology

The food plant is unknown.^[2]

References

↑ Pic, M. (1933). "Contribution à l'étude du genre Probaenia Weise (Col. Hispidae)" (PDF). Mélanges exotico-entomologiques. 62: 1–36. 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.

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[1] Pic, M. (1933). "Contribution à l'étude du genre Probaenia Weise (Col. Hispidae)" (PDF). Mélanges exotico-entomologiques. 62: 1–36. Retrieved September 9, 2025.

[2] 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.

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Probaenia brevevittata

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Description

Biology

References