Acentroptera lineata

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

Acentroptera lineata 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 7.5-8.2 mm. They are orangish-yellow with a reddish-purple marking. [2]

Life history

The host plant is unknown, but adults have been collected from an unidentified bromeliad (Bromeliaceae). [1]

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin linea (meaning line or stripe) and refers to the elytral vittae of this species. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Sceloenoplini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  2. 1 2 Staines, C.L. (10 January 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 21 October 2025.
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