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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Long-horned and Leaf Beetles (Chrysomeloidea) » Leaf Beetles (Chrysomelidae) » Skeletonizing leaf beetles (Galerucinae) » Flea Beetles (Alticini) » Omophoita » Eight-spotted Flea Beetle (Omophoita cyanipennis)

Species Omophoita cyanipennis - Eight-spotted Flea Beetle

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Range · Food · Internet References · Works Cited
Omophoita cyanipennis Omophoita cyanipennis Eight-spotted Flea Beetle - Omophoita cyanipennis Chrysomelidae - Omophoita cyanipennis Chrysomelidae - Omophoita cyanipennis Mystery Beetle 1 - Omophoita cyanipennis Little colourful beetle ID request - Omophoita cyanipennis Little colourful beetle ID request - Omophoita cyanipennis
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)
Superfamily Chrysomeloidea (Long-horned and Leaf Beetles)
Family Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)
Subfamily Galerucinae (Skeletonizing leaf beetles)
Tribe Alticini (Flea Beetles)
Genus Omophoita
Species cyanipennis (Eight-spotted Flea Beetle)
Explanation of Names
The U.S. subspecies is *octomaculata* meaning eight-spotted.
Numbers
Only one species occurs in the U.S. (1)
Range
AZ, TX, KS, FL; Mexico, Central America, West Indies (1)
Food
Polyphagous (2)
Internet References
Texas Beetles - Mike Quinn
Type Specimen - Harvard
Works Cited
1.Catalog of Leaf Beetles of America North of Mexico
By Ed Riley, Shawn Clark, and Terry Seeno
2.Host Plants of Leaf Beetle Species Occuring in the United States and Canada
By Shawn M. Clark, Douglas G. LeDoux, Terry N. Seeno, Edward G. Riley, Arthur L. Gilbert, and James M. Sullivan. 2004.
Contributed by Cotinis on 29 March, 2005 - 4:47am
Additional contributions by tom murray, Mike Quinn
Last updated 8 July, 2007 - 4:59pm

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