Sumitrosis amica

Sumitrosis amica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Sumitrosis
Species:	S. amica
Binomial name
Sumitrosis amica (Baly, 1885) [1]
Synonyms
Anoplitis amicaBaly, 1885 Chalepus amicus

Sumitrosis amica is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Colombia, Panama and Venezuela.

Description

The vertex and front are smooth and impunctate, the latter obsoletely sulcate. The antennae are nearly half the length of the body, filiform and slightly thickened towards the apex. The thorax is broader than long and subcylindrical, the sides converging from the base to the apex, more quickly converging and sinuate before the middle, the latter obtusely rounded, with the anterior angle acute. The disc is transversely excavated behind the middle, coarsely and deeply punctured. The elytra are nearly parallel, conjointly rounded at the apex, minutely serrulate. Each elytron has eight, at the extreme base with nine, regular rows of punctures, the second, fourth, and sixth interspaces costate. ^[2]

Biology

The recorded food plants are Heliconia species. ^[3]

References

1. Integrated Taxonomic Information System
2. Biologia Centrali-Americana: Insecta (Coleoptera) Vol. VI. part 2 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
3. Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Chalepini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.