Sceloenopla sheppardi
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Sceloenopla |
| Species: | S. sheppardi
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| Sceloenopla sheppardi | |
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Sceloenopla sheppardi is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Brazil (Bahia).[2]
Description
Adults are broadly elongate, slightly dilated behind, subdepressed and rufo-fulvous. The elytra have the posterior angles produced obliquely outwards and slightly backwards into a flattened, slightly curved, acute spine. The elytra are bright metallic green in front, pale rufo-fuscous with a metallic reflexion behind. Each elytron has seven large, badly-defined fulvous spots.[3]
Life history
The recorded host plants for this species are Cecropia peltata and Persea gratissima.[2]
References
- ^ "Sceloenopla sheppardi". 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.