Sceloenopla scherzeri
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Sceloenopla |
| Species: | S. scherzeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Sceloenopla scherzeri | |
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Sceloenopla scherzeri is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Panama.[2]
Description
Adults are elongate, subdepressed, dilated towards the apex and pale opaque fulvous. The antennae, eyes, a central vitta, and the extreme lateral border of the thorax, the scutellum, and a short longitudinal stripe at the base of the elytra, just within their outer border, are all black.[3]
Life history
The recorded host plant for this species is Davilla nitida.[2]
References
- ^ "Sceloenopla scherzeri". 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.