Pseudimatidium procerulum
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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: | Pseudimatidium |
| Species: | P. procerulum
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudimatidium procerulum (Boheman, 1862)
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Pseudimatidium procerulum is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Peru.[1]
Description
[edit]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
[edit]No host plant has been documented for this species.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Sekerka, L. (2014). "Review of Imatidiini genera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)" (PDF). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. 54 (1): 257–314. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
- ^ 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
- ^ 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.