Alurnus octopunctatus

Alurnus octopunctatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Alurnus
Species:	A. octopunctatus
Binomial name
	Alurnus octopunctatus; Fairmaire, 1851
Synonyms
	Alurnus dryasThomson, 1857 ; Alurnus octopunctatus fairmaireiJacobson, 1899 ; Alurnus octopunctatus marginicollisJacobson, 1899 ;

Last updated August 27, 2025

Alurnus octopunctatus is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela.^[1]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 20 mm. Adults have a shining black head, pronotum and legs, while the elytron is yellowish with black lateral and apical margins and eight black spots.^[2]

References

↑ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World". USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
↑ 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.

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[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.

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