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Aslamidium capense

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Aslamidium capense
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Aslamidium
Species:
A. capense
Binomial name
Aslamidium capense
(Herbst, 1799)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cassida capense Herbst, 1799
  • Himatidium capense
  • Imatidium capense
  • Imatidium fasciatum Fabricius, 1801
  • Himatidium comptum Perty, 1834
  • Himatidium semifasciatum Boheman, 1856
  • Himatidium capense ab. cincticolle Weise, 1921

Aslamidium capense is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae.[2] It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru and Venezuela.

Description

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Adults reach a length of about 6 mm.

Biology

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It has been recorded feeding on Calathea species.[3]

References

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  1. Sekerka, L. (2014). "Review of Imatidiini genera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)" (PDF). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. 54 (1): 257–314. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
  2. Borowiec, L. (1998). "Four new species of Aslamidium Borowiec, with description of Neoaslamidium new subgenus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Hispinae)" (PDF). Genus. 9 (3): 367–374. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
  3. 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.