Sceloenopla octopunctata

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

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

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Description

Adults are subdepressed, subcuneiform and obscure rufous. The four terminal joints of the antennae are black, closely covered with adpressed cinereous pubescence. The bright metallic violaceous elytra are armed at the posterior angle with a flattened purplish-black spine. Each elytron has four large fulvo-testaceous spots. [3]

Life history

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

References

  1. ↑ "Sceloenopla octopunctata". 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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