Aslamidium pinchinchanesis

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Aslamidium pinchinchanesis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Aslamidium
Species:
A. pinchinchanesis
Binomial name
Aslamidium pinchinchanesis
Borowiec, 1998

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

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 5 mm. They have a pale yellow pronotum with a black spot in the shape of a cup. The elytron is also pale yellow, but with a black pattern.

Etymology

The species is named after the type locality, Pichincha in Ecuador. [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. ↑ Borowiec, L. (1998). "Four new species of Aslamidium Borowiec, with description of Neoaslamidium new subgenus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Hispinae)" (PDF). Genus. 9 (3): 367–374. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
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