Aslamidium lepidium

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Aslamidium lepidium
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Aslamidium
Species:
A. lepidium
Binomial name
Aslamidium lepidium
Staines, 2006

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

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.3 mm. They have a black head, while the pronotum and elytron are both yellow, the former with one black spot, the latter with several black spots.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin lepidum (meaning elegant) and refers to the elegant appearance of this beetle. [2]

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Staines, C.L. (2006). "A new combination and two new species of Aslamidium Borowiec (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1195. Magnolia Press: 61–68. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1195.1.4 . Retrieved September 7, 2025.
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