Sceloenopla octopunctata
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| Sceloenopla octopunctata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Sceloenopla |
| Species: | S. octopunctata
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| Sceloenopla octopunctata | |
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Sceloenopla octopunctata is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Brazil (Amazonas).[2]
Description
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]No host plant has been documented for this species.[2]
References
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