Coraliomela quadrimaculata

Coraliomela quadrimaculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Coraliomela
Species:
C. quadrimaculata
Binomial name
Coraliomela quadrimaculata
Synonyms
  • Alurnus quadrimaculatus Guérin-Méneville, 1840
  • Alurnus silbermanni Guérin-Méneville, 1840
  • Mecistomela (Coraliomela) quadrimaculata bimaculata Weise, 1905

Coraliomela quadrimaculata is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.[1]

Biology

They have been recorded feeding on Cocos ramanzoffiana, Cocos eriospatha, Cocos coronata, Cocos nucifera, Phoenix species (including Phoenix dactylifera), Attalea concentrista and Euterpe edulis.

References

  1. ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World". USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.