Aslamidium lescheni

Aslamidium lescheni
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. lescheni
Binomial name
Aslamidium lescheni
Borowiec, 1998

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.5-5.2 mm. They have a pale yellow pronotum with a small black spot. The elytron is also pale yellow, but with a black pattern.

Etymology

The species is named for R. Leschen, who collected this species in Peru.[2]

References

  1. โ†‘ 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.
  2. โ†‘ Borowiec, L. (1998). "Four new species of Aslamidium Borowiec, with description of Neoaslamidium new subgenus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Hispinae)" (PDF). Genus. 9 (3): 367โ€“374. Retrieved September 7, 2025.