Probaenia fasciata
| Probaenia fasciata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Probaenia |
| Species: | P. fasciata
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| Binomial name | |
| Probaenia fasciata Weise, 1906
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Probaenia fasciata is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5.5-6 mm. Adults are black with a dull-yellow head. The elytra have various stripes and dots. There are four bands, the third interrupted in the middle and the fourth is connected at the apex. The bands are decorated with dark-green.[1]
Biology
The food plant is unknown.[2]
References
- ^ Weise, J. (1906). "Hispinae, Coccinellidae et Endomychidae Argentinia et vecinitate e collectione Bruchiana" (PDF). Revista del Museo de La Plata. 12: 219–232. 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.