Alurnus lansbergei

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Alurnus lansbergei
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Alurnus
Species:
A. lansbergei
Binomial name
Alurnus lansbergei
Sallé, 1849
Synonyms
  • Alurnus lansbergei junctaPic, 1934

Alurnus lansbergei is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela. [1]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 20–24 mm. Adults have a bluish-black head and legs, while the pronotum is reddish with black apical and basal margins. The elytron is yellow with four black markings. [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.