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| Probaenia robusta | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Probaenia |
| Species: | P. robusta |
| Binomial name | |
| Probaenia robusta Weise, 1910 | |
Probaenia robusta is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Bolivia.
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 8 mm. Adults are yellow, the antennae and three bands on the prothorax are black. The posterior angle of the elytra is laterally produced into a sharp tooth. The dorsum is strongly striated, punctate, with a scutellar spot and two posteriorly shortened bands, the band in front of the apex is bluish-bronze, while the apical band is black.[1]
Biology
[edit]The food plant is unknown.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Weise, J. (1910). "Chrysomeliden und Coccinelliden". Verhandlungen des Naturforschenden Vereins in Brünn. 48: 25–53. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
- ↑ 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.