Aslamidium impurum
| Aslamidium impurum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Aslamidium |
| Species: | A. impurum
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| Binomial name | |
| Aslamidium impurum (Boheman, 1850)
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Aslamidium impurum is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panama.
Description
The elytron is either uniformly yellow or has some vague brown to black spots on the anterior.[1]
Biology
The recorded host plants are Calathea ovata, Calathea virginalis, Calathea insignis, Calathea micans and Heliconia species.[2]
References
- ^ Borowiec, L.; Sassi, D. (2021). "Aslamidium (s. str.) bolivianum, a new species from Bolivia (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Hispinae)" (PDF). Genus. 12 (4): 483–487. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
- ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Imatidiini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.