Acmenychus inermis

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Acmenychus inermis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Acmenychus
Species:
A. inermis
Binomial name
Acmenychus inermis
(Zubkoff, 1833) [1]
Synonyms
  • Hispa inermisZubkoff, 1833
  • Monochirus potaniniWeise, 1889

Acmenychus inermis is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Azerbaijan, China (Xinjiang), Iran, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Russia, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Tadzhikistan.

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.5-6.5 mm. They have an elongate body and are completely black. The elytra have four raised ribs, each armed with curved spines. [2]

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Phragmites communis and Phragmites australis . [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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