Pseudimatidium gomescostai

Pseudimatidium gomescostai
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Pseudimatidium
Species:	P. gomescostai
Binomial name
	Pseudimatidium gomescostai; (Bondar, 1942)
Synonyms
	Himatidium gomes-costaiBondar, 1942 ; Demotispa gomescostai;

Last updated October 26, 2025

Pseudimatidium gomescostai is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Argentina (Misiones) and Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul).^[1]

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Arecastrum romanzoffianum , Cocos eriospatha , Phoenix canariensis , Washingtonia filifera , Phoenix roebelinii , Pritchardia filamentosa , Phoenix humilis , Phoenix roebeleni and Phoenix dactylifera .^[2]

References

↑ Sekerka, L. (2014). "Review of Imatidiini genera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)" (PDF). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. 54 (1): 257–314. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
↑ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Imatidiini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved September 19, 2025.

This Cassidinae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] Sekerka, L. (2014). "Review of Imatidiini genera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)" (PDF). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. 54 (1): 257–314. 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 September 19, 2025.

[1]

[2]