Acentroptera bita

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Acentroptera bita
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Acentroptera
Species:
A. bita
Binomial name
Acentroptera bita
Staines, 2014 [1]

Acentroptera bita is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Panama. [1]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.5 mm. They are reddish-yellow, the elytra with various dark markings. [2]

Life history

No host plant has been documented for this species. [1]

Etymology

The species name is derived from bita, which is Anglo-Saxon for small or little and refers to the unusually small size of this species. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 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.
  2. 1 2 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.
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