Uroplata germaini

Uroplata germaini
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Uroplata
Species:	U. germaini
Binomial name
	Uroplata germaini; Pic, 1927

Uroplata germaini is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Bolivia.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4 mm. Adults are testaceous, partly red. The head is metallic posteriorly and the thorax is testaceous, with three brown spots. The elytra has ten dotted lines posteriorly.

Biology

The food plant is unknown.

References

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

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[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.