Acromis

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Acromis
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Acromis sparsa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Cassidinae
Tribe: Mesomphaliini
Genus: Acromis
Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836
Type species
Cassida spinifex
Linnaeus, 1763 [1]

Acromis is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae. [2] The three species of this genus are found in Southern America. [2] These species exhibit subsociality, where the females lay clusters of eggs that she guards until they hatch, the larvae mature, pupate, and young adults disperse. [3]

Species: [2]

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References

  1. Bousquet, Yves; Bouchard, Patrice (2013). "The genera in the second catalogue (1833–1836) of Dejean's Coleoptera collection". ZooKeys (282): 1–219. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.282.4401 . PMC   3677338 . PMID   23794836.
  2. 1 2 3 "Acromis Chevrolat, 1836". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  3. Chaboo, C.S. 2001. Revision and phylogenetic analysis of the genus Acromis Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Stolaini). The Coleopterists Bulletin 55(1): 75–102.