Probaenia tessellata

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Probaenia tessellata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Probaenia
Species:
P. tessellata
Binomial name
Probaenia tessellata
Weise, 1905

Probaenia tessellata is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Brazil (Bahia, Minas Gerais).

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 7 mm. The underside is reddish, while the upperside is yellowish-testaceous. The disc of the elytra has steel-blue spots. [1]

Biology

The recorded food plants are Asteraceae species. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Weise, J. (1905). "Beschreibung einiger Hispinen". Archiv für Naturgeschichte. 71: 49–104. 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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