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Acromis

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

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Acromis
Acromis sparsa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Cassidinae
Tribe: Mesomphaliini
Genus: Acromis
Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836
Type species
Cassida spinifex
Linnaeus, 17631

Acromis is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.2 The three known species of this genus are found in Southern America.2 These species exhibit subsocial behavior, 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

References

  1. Bousquet, Yves; Bouchard, Patrice (2013). "The genera in the second catalogue (1833–1836) of Dejean's Coleoptera collection". ZooKeys (282): 1–219. Bibcode:2013ZooK..282....1B. doi:10.3897/zookeys.282.4401. PMC 3677338. PMID 23794836.
  2. "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.