Acentroptera basilica
| Acentroptera basilica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Acentroptera |
| Species: | A. basilica
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| Binomial name | |
| Acentroptera basilica Thomson, 1858
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Acentroptera basilica is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo), French Guiana and Paraguay.[1]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 11-12 mm.[2]
Life history
The recorded host plants for this species are Ananas macrodens[1] and Aechmea aquilega. The larvae mine the leaves of their host plant, while adults are leaf scrapers.[3]
References
- ^ 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 21, 2025.
- ^ Staines, C.L. (January 10, 2014). "A revision of the genus Acentroptera Guérin-Méneville, 1844 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)". Insecta Mundi. 2 (0332). Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc.: 1–19. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
- ^ Albertoni, F.F. & Casari, S.A. 2017. The natural history and morphology of two bromeliad associated hispines from Brazil: Acentroptera basilica Thomson, 1856 and A. cf. tessellata Baly, 1958 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Sceloenoplini). Zootaxa 4243(3): 521–543.