Sceloenopla carinata

Sceloenopla carinata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Sceloenopla
Species:	S. carinata
Binomial name
	Sceloenopla carinata; (Fabricius, 1801)
Synonyms
	Hispa carinata Fabricius, 1801; Cephalodonta carinata; Sceloenopla carinata corumbica Uhmann, 1937; Sceloenopla (Microdonta) guyanensis Pic, 1929; Cephalodonta (Microdonta) jatahyensis Pic, 1929;

Sceloenopla carinata is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Brazil (Amazonas, Bahia, Goiás) and French Guiana.^[2]

Description

Adults are narrow, elongate and subdepressed. The elytra are unicostate and fulvous above. The vertex, antennae, eyes, the lateral border of the thorax and two large patches on the disc, united at their base, the apex, and a large tripartite patch on the anterior half of the elytra, are all black.^[3]

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are palms (Arecaceae).^[2]

References

^ "Sceloenopla carinata". 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.

[1] "Sceloenopla carinata". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2025-10-22.

[:0-2] 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.

[3] Catalogue of Hispidae in the collection of the British museum This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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