Sceloenopla lampyridiformis

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Sceloenopla lampyridiformis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Sceloenopla
Species:
S. lampyridiformis
Binomial name
Sceloenopla lampyridiformis
Staines, 2002 [1]

Sceloenopla lampyridiformis is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Costa Rica. [1]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.3-10.1 mm. The head is black with reddish markings and the pronotum is yellow-ochre with a rosaceous blush and a black longitudinal medial vitta. The elytra are dark yellowish-brown or brown with a yellow ochre vitta. [2]

Life history

The larvae have been recorded mining the leaves of an unidentified Viscaceae species. [1]

Etymology

The species name is derived from lampyrid (fireflies) and the Latin word formis (meaning form) and refers to the overall appearance as a firefly. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Sceloenoplini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Staines, C.L. (2002). "Nomenclatural notes and new species of Sceloenoplini (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)". Zootaxa. 89. Magnolia Press: 1–32. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
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