Acmenychus caucasicus

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Acmenychus caucasicus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Acmenychus
Species:
A. caucasicus
Binomial name
Acmenychus caucasicus
(Heyden, 1879) [1]
Synonyms
  • Monochirus caucasicusHeyden, 1879
  • Hispa inermisMotschulsky, 1861 (not Zubkoff)

Acmenychus caucasicus is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Armenia, Iran and Turkey.

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.5-6.5 mm. Externally, the adults are very similar to Acmenychus inermis and it is considered conspecific with A. inermis or as western race of this species by some authors. [2]

Life history

No host plant has been documented for this species. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
  2. ↑ Confirmation of Acmenychus inermis (Zoubkoff, 1833) (Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Hispini) from Türkiye
  3. ↑ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Hispini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 3, 2025.
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