Aslamidium impurum

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Aslamidium impurum
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Aslamidium
Species:
A. impurum
Binomial name
Aslamidium impurum
(Boheman, 1850)
Synonyms
  • Himatidium impurumBoheman, 1850
  • Himatidium foveicolleBoheman, 1862

Aslamidium impurum is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panama.

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Description

The elytron is either uniformly yellow or has some vague brown to black spots on the anterior. [1]

Biology

The recorded host plants are Calathea ovata , Calathea virginalis , Calathea insignis , Calathea micans and Heliconia species. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Borowiec, L.; Sassi, D. (2021). "Aslamidium (s. str.) bolivianum, a new species from Bolivia (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Hispinae)" (PDF). Genus. 12 (4): 483–487. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
  2. ↑ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Imatidiini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
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