Imatidium thoracicum
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Imatidium |
| Species: | I. thoracicum
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| Imatidium thoracicum | |
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Imatidium thoracicum is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Trinidad and Venezuela.
Life history
[edit]The recorded host plants for this species are Calathea insignis, Calathea ovate, Calathea virginalis, Calathea lutena, Heliconia latispatha, Heliconia catheta, Heliconia irrasa and Heliconia wagneriana.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ^ 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.