Acentroptera tessellata

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Acentroptera tessellata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Acentroptera
Species:
A. tessellata
Binomial name
Acentroptera tessellata
Baly, 1858

Acentroptera tessellata is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Brazil (Bahia, Rio de Janeiro). [1]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.7 mm. They are yellowish, the pronotum with both a medial vitta and the lateral margins darker. There are elongate darker spots on the elytra. The antennae and legs are yellowish. [2]

Life history

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

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 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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