Sceloenopla elevata

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Sceloenopla elevata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Sceloenopla
Species:
S. elevata
Binomial name
Sceloenopla elevata
(Fabricius, 1801)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hispa elevata Fabricius, 1801
  • Cephalodonta elevata

Sceloenopla elevata is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname.[2]

Description

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Adults are elongate, subdepressed and black. The head (except for the eyes and antennae) and thorax are fulvous, the latter with two broad black vittae on the disc, and a black submarginal stripe on either side. The elytra are broadly dilated behind, unicostate, a humeral patch, and a broad sub-interrupted transverse band across the middle are fulvous.[3]

Life history

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

References

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