Sceloenopla maculata

Sceloenopla maculata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Sceloenopla
Species:
S. maculata
Binomial name
Sceloenopla maculata
(Olivier, 1792)
Synonyms
  • Hispa maculata Olivier, 1792
  • Cephalodonta angusticostata Blanchard, 1843
  • Hispa spinipes Fabricius, 1794

Sceloenopla maculata is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil (Amazonas, Bahia, Pará, Pernambuco), Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru and Suriname.

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Cecropia lyratiloba, Lonchocarpus species, Cocos nucifera and Struthanthus marginatus.

References

  1. ↑ "Sceloenopla maculata". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  2. 1 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 23, 2025.
  3. ↑ Mota, A. A.; Sekerka, L.; Jilg, J.; Arous, E.; Machado, R. J. P.; Simões, M. V. dos P. (2026). "Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from Pernambuco, Brazil: New records, nomenclatural changes, and identification key of tribes". Papéis Avulsos De Zoologia. 66 (special 1). Retrieved September 8, 2026.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.