Probaenia fasciata

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Probaenia fasciata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Probaenia
Species:
P. fasciata
Binomial name
Probaenia fasciata
Weise, 1906

Probaenia fasciata is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.5-6 mm. Adults are black with a dull-yellow head. The elytra have various stripes and dots. There are four bands, the third interrupted in the middle and the fourth is connected at the apex. The bands are decorated with dark-green. [1]

Biology

The food plant is unknown. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Weise, J. (1906). "Hispinae, Coccinellidae et Endomychidae Argentinia et vecinitate e collectione Bruchiana" (PDF). Revista del Museo de La Plata. 12: 219–232. 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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