Alurnus salvini | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Chrysomelidae |
Genus: | Alurnus |
Species: | A. salvini |
Binomial name | |
Alurnus salvini Guérin-Méneville, 1840 | |
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Alurnus salvini is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama and Venezuela.
Adults reach a length of about 15.7-25 mm. Adults have a black head, pronotum and legs, while the elytron has three large black spots. [1]
They have been recorded feeding on Chamaedorea species and Bactris gasaeipes . [2]