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Baliosus parvulus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Baliosus
Species:	B. parvulus
Binomial name
	Baliosus parvulus; (Chapuis, 1877)
Synonyms
	Uroplata (Uroplata) parvulus Chapuis, 1877;

Baliosus parvulus is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil (Bahia, Matto Grosso, Rio Grande do Sul, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Pernambuco) and Paraguay.^[1]

Biology

This species has been found feeding on Meibomia axillaries, Cordia polystachya, Cordia salicifolia, Vernonia sororia, Urtica species, Olyra species and Platymenia foliosa.^[2]

References

↑ Mota, A. A.; Sekerka, L.; Jilg, J.; Arous, E.; Machado, R. J. P.; Simões, M. V. dos P. (2026). "Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from Pernambuco, Brazil: New records, nomenclatural changes, and identification key of tribes". Papéis Avulsos De Zoologia. 66 (special 1). Retrieved September 8, 2026. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
↑ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Chalepini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.

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[:2-1] Mota, A. A.; Sekerka, L.; Jilg, J.; Arous, E.; Machado, R. J. P.; Simões, M. V. dos P. (2026). "Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from Pernambuco, Brazil: New records, nomenclatural changes, and identification key of tribes". Papéis Avulsos De Zoologia. 66 (special 1). Retrieved September 8, 2026. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

[2] Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Chalepini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.

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