Pseudimatidium procerulum

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Pseudimatidium procerulum
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Pseudimatidium
Species:
P. procerulum
Binomial name
Pseudimatidium procerulum
(Boheman, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Calyptocephala procerulaBoheman, 1862
  • Demotispa brunneofasciataBorowiec, 2000

Pseudimatidium procerulum is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Peru. [1]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.5 mm. The head, pronotum, scutellum and legs are pale yellow, while the elytra are pale yellow, with a brown transverse band on the middle of the disc. Segments 1-7 of the antennae are yellowish brown, segments 8-10 are black and segment 11 has a black basal half and yellowish-brown apical half. [2]

Life history

No host plant has been documented for this species. [3]

References

  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. ↑ Borowiec, L. (2000). "Notes on the genus Stilpnaspis WEISE, with a description of Pseudostilpnaspis, new genus and eleven new species of the tribe Imatidiini (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: cassidoid Hispinae)" (PDF). Genus. II (2): 147–195. Retrieved September 22, 2025. Description of Demotispa brunneofasciata
  3. ↑ 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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