Xenicomorpha

Xenicomorpha is a genus of beetle belonging to the leaf beetle family, Chrysomelidae, containing a single species, X. scapularis.^[1] Both the larvae and the adults (imago) are herbivores.

Xenicomorpha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Subfamily:	Cassidinae
Tribe:	Mesomphaliini
Genus:	Xenicomorpha Spaeth, 1913
Species:	X. scapularis
Binomial name
Xenicomorpha scapularis (Boheman, 1854)
Synonyms
Omoplata scapularis Boheman, 1854

Description

A middle-sized, oval, brown-gold (at least on dead examples) tortoise beetle. The front corner covers are not prominent. The head is visible from above, the antennae about the same length as the pronotums. The pronotum is rounded trapezoidal, somewhat narrower than the cover wings, not forming a continuous curve with them. The covers are pointed at the back, the surface fine but tight and heavily punctured. The legs are fairly short.

Ecology

The species lives on plants from the family Convolvulaceae.

Distribution

The species is known from Peru and Bolivia.