Sceloenopla elevata
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Sceloenopla |
| Species: | S. elevata
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| Binomial name | |
| Sceloenopla elevata | |
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Sceloenopla elevata is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname.[2]
Description
Adults are elongate, subdepressed and black. The head (except for the eyes and antennae) and thorax are fulvous, the latter with two broad black vittae on the disc, and a black submarginal stripe on either side. The elytra are broadly dilated behind, unicostate, a humeral patch, and a broad sub-interrupted transverse band across the middle are fulvous.[3]
Life history
No host plant has been documented for this species.[2]
References
- ^ "Sceloenopla elevata". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
- ^ a b Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Sceloenoplini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
- ^ Catalogue of Hispidae in the collection of the British museum This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.