Probaenia nobilis

Probaenia nobilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Probaenia
Species:
P. nobilis
Binomial name
Probaenia nobilis
(Chapuis, 1877)[1]
Synonyms
  • Uroplata (Uroplata) nobilis Chapuis, 1877

Probaenia nobilis is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Brazil (Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo).

Description

Adults are similar to Probaenia tessellata, but broader in build, and much more expanded at the posterior outer angle of the elytra.[2]

Biology

The food plant is unknown.[3]

References

  1. ^ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
  2. ^ Zweiter Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Hispinen
  3. ^ 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.