Acentroptera emdeni

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Acentroptera emdeni
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Acentroptera
Species:
A. emdeni
Binomial name
Acentroptera emdeni
Uhmann, 1930 [1]

Acentroptera emdeni is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil (Rio de Janeiro), Colombia, Ecuador, Panama and Peru. [1]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 8.6-10 mm. They are brownish-yellow with a darker sheen. The antennae, pro-, meso-, and metasterna are black and the abdomen is partly dark. [2]

Life history

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

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. ↑ 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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