Sceloenopla apicalis

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Sceloenopla apicalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Sceloenopla
Species:
S. apicalis
Binomial name
Sceloenopla apicalis
(Baly, 1858) [1]
Synonyms
  • Cephalodonta apicalisBaly, 1858

Sceloenopla apicalis is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Brazil (Amazonas). [2]

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Description

Adults are elongate, subdepressed and black above. The face, two apical joints of the antennae, and two broad vittae on the thorax are yellow. The elytra are unicostate, with a yellow humeral patch, a yellow transverse band and a small yellow apical spot. [3]

Life history

No host plant has been documented for this species. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Sceloenopla apicalis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
  2. 1 2 Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Sceloenoplini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  3. ↑ Catalogue of Hispidae in the collection of the British museum PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
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