| Probaenia ruficeps | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Probaenia |
| Species: | P. ruficeps |
| Binomial name | |
| Probaenia ruficeps Pic, 1927 | |
Probaenia ruficeps is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Peru.
Adults reach a length of about 8 mm. Adults are shining red, with the antennae, three thoracic bands and the hind legs partly black. The elytron is rufous, with a sinuous sutural band and a shorter lateral band, as well as a transverse band at the middle, another before the apex and an apical band. These bands are blackish-cyan. [1]
The food plant is unknown. [2]