Pseudimatidium neivai

Pseudimatidium neivai
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Pseudimatidium
Species:	P. neivai
Binomial name
	Pseudimatidium neivai; (Bondar, 1940)
Synonyms
	Himatidium neivaiBondar, 1940 ; Demotispa neivai;

Last updated September 24, 2025

Pseudimatidium neivai is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Brazil (Bahia). There are other records from Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela, but these possibly belong to different Pseudimatidium species.^[1]

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Cocos botryophora , Cocos nucifera , Areca , Bactris (including Bactris setosa ), Licuala and Livistona species, as well as Desmoncus polyacanthus , Elaeis guineensis and Astrocaryum tucumoides .^[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.

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[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.

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