Xenochalepus rufithorax

Xenochalepus rufithorax
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Xenochalepus
Species:	X. rufithorax
Binomial name
Xenochalepus rufithorax (Baly 1885) [1]
Synonyms
Chalepus rufithoraxBaly 1885 Chalepus sanguinosusBaly 1885

Xenochalepus rufithorax is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Mexico (Guerrero, Veracruz) ^[2] and Nicaragua.

Description

It is very similar to Xenochalepus erythroderus , but the clypeus is rather larger, less distinctly pentangular, and the oblique apical foveae are much smaller and narrower, the sides of the thorax are slightly distinctly trisinuate. The elytra are entirely black, and their apical teeth are rather finer. ^[3]

Biology

The food plant is unknown. ^[4]

References

1. Integrated Taxonomic Information System
2. Mexican leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Megalopodidae, Orsodacnidae, and Chrysomelidae): new records and checklist
3. Biologia Centrali-Americana: Insecta (Coleoptera) Vol. VI. part 2 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
4. 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.