Sceloenopla nigropicta

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

Sceloenopla nigropicta 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 8.7 mm. They are yellowish-brown, the head with a medial longitudinal black vitta and the pronotum with a longitudinal black vitta and black lateral margins. The elytra have a row of black punctures and the apical one-third is also black. [2]

Life history

The host plant is unknown, but the species has been collected from Virola koschnyi . [1]

Etymology

The species name is derived from the Latin word nigro (meaning black) and picta (meaning painted) and refers to the black markings on the body. [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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