Gonaives buenae is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found on Haiti.Part of this text is from “New World genera of Galerucinae Latreille, 1802 (tribes Galerucini Latreille, 1802, Metacyclini Chapuis, 1875, and Luperini Gistel, 1848): an annotated list and identification key (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)” by Keezhpattillam Viswajyothi, Shwan M. Clark. This article is licensed under the [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC BY 4.0 license
Description Adults reach a length of about 3.9–5.1 mm. The pronotum is testaceous with two dark spots and the elytron is dark brown with a pale stripe and margin.
Etymology The species is named in honour of Mrs. Buena Valentine who together with her husband, Dr. Barry Valentine, collected the type series of this species.Clark, S.M. 1987. An Unusual New Genus and Species of Galerucine Beetle from Haiti (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 41(2): 167–170.
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