Probaenia maculaticeps

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Probaenia maculaticeps
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Probaenia
Species:
P. maculaticeps
Binomial name
Probaenia maculaticeps
Pic, 1927

Probaenia maculaticeps is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Ecuador.

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 7 mm. Adults are shining red, the head posteriorly minutely marked with black, while the antennae and three bands on the thorax are black. The elytron is rufous, with four blackish-blue bands. [1]

Biology

The food plant is unknown. [2]

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  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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