Acentroptera basilica is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo), French Guiana and Paraguay.
Description Adults reach a length of about 11–12 mm.
Life history The recorded host plants for this species are Ananas macrodens and Aechmea aquilega. The larvae mine the leaves of their host plant, while adults are leaf scrapers.Albertoni, F.F. & Casari, S.A. 2017. The natural history and morphology of two bromeliad associated hispines from Brazil: Acentroptera basilica Thomson, 1856 and A. cf. tessellata Baly, 1958 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Sceloenoplini). Zootaxa 4243(3): 521–543.
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