Probaenia donckieri

Probaenia donckieri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Probaenia
Species:
P. donckieri
Binomial name
Probaenia donckieri
Pic, 1927

Probaenia donckieri is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Brazil (Goiás).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8 mm. Adults are testaceous, the thorax has a short green stripe in the middle. There is an interrupted lateral stripe before the apex on the elytron, as well as a pre-scutellar spot and two green bands.[1]

Biology

The food plant is unknown.[2]

References

  1. ^ Pic, M. (1927). "Coléoptères du Globe" (PDF). Mélanges exotico-entomologiques. 50: 1–36. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
  2. ^ 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.