Aslamidium capense

Aslamidium capense
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Aslamidium
Species:
A. capense
Binomial name
Aslamidium capense
(Herbst, 1799)
Synonyms
  • Cassida capense Herbst, 1799
  • Himatidium capense
  • Imatidium capense
  • Imatidium fasciatum Fabricius, 1801
  • Himatidium comptum Perty, 1834
  • Himatidium semifasciatum Boheman, 1856
  • Himatidium capense ab. cincticolle Weise, 1921

Aslamidium capense is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil (Amazonas, Pará, Pernambuco), Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru and Venezuela.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6 mm.

Biology

It has been recorded feeding on Calathea species.

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. (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.
  3. ↑ Mota, A. A.; Sekerka, L.; Jilg, J.; Arous, E.; Machado, R. J. P.; Simões, M. V. dos P. (2026). "Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from Pernambuco, Brazil: New records, nomenclatural changes, and identification key of tribes". Papéis Avulsos De Zoologia. 66 (special 1). Retrieved September 8, 2026.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  4. ↑ 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.