Astylus atromaculatus

TaxID: 3098596

Basic Information

Astylus atromaculatus

Spotted Maize Beetle

Astylus atromaculatus is a species of beetle in the family Melyridae. It is variously known as the spotted maize beetle, or pollen beetle. It is indigenous to Argentina and neighbouring countries, but has been accidentally imported into the warmer regions of South Africa, where it has become invasive.

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Taxonomic Information

Metazoa

Arthropoda

Insecta

Coleoptera

Melyridae

Astylus

atromaculatus

unclassified

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Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (2 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Ecuador Quarantine pests —
Paraguay Quarantine pests —

Distribution (0 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

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