Probaenia bicoloricornis

Probaenia bicoloricornis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Probaenia
Species:
P. bicoloricornis
Binomial name
Probaenia bicoloricornis
Pic, 1927

Probaenia bicoloricornis is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Brazil (Goiás).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5 mm. Adults are very similar to Probaenia germaini, but the head is lined with dark behind the eyes, the prothorax has two metallic discal bands, and the green colouration is more extensive on the middle of the elytra.[1]

Biology

The food plant is unknown.[2]

References

  1. ^ Pic, M. (1927). "Coléoptères du Globe" (PDF). Mélanges exotico-entomologiques. 50: 1–36. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
  2. ^ 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.