Acromis
Acromis sparsa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Cassidinae
Tribe: Mesomphaliini
Genus: Acromis
Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836
Type species
Cassida spinifex

Acromis is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.[2] The three species of this genus are found in Southern America.[2] These species exhibit subsociality, where the females lay clusters of eggs that she guards until they hatch, the larvae mature, pupate, and young adults disperse.[3]

Species:[2]

  • Acromis sparsa (Boheman, 1854)
  • Acromis spinifex (Linnaeus, 1763)
  • Acromis venosa Erichson, 1847

References

  1. ↑ Bousquet, Yves; Bouchard, Patrice (2013). "The genera in the second catalogue (1833–1836) of Dejean's Coleoptera collection". ZooKeys (282): 1–219. doi:10.3897/zookeys.282.4401. PMC 3677338. PMID 23794836.
  2. 1 2 3 "Acromis Chevrolat, 1836". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  3. ↑ Chaboo, C.S. 2001. Revision and phylogenetic analysis of the genus Acromis Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Stolaini). The Coleopterists Bulletin 55(1): 75–102.


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