Alurnus chapuisi

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Alurnus chapuisi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Alurnus
Species:
A. chapuisi
Binomial name
Alurnus chapuisi
Uhmann & Jolivet, 1952

Alurnus chapuisi is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Colombia. [1]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 33 mm. Adults have a black head, pronotum and legs. The elytron is yellow with four black spots and a black basal margin. [2]

References

  1. Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World". USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
  2. Staines, C.L. (2013). "A review of the genus Alurnus Fabricius, 1775 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)". Insecta Mundi. 0291. Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc.: 1–34. Retrieved August 26, 2025.