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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) » Chrysomelinae » Chrysomelini » Doryphorina » Leptinotarsa » Reddish Potato Beetle (Leptinotarsa rubiginosa)

Species Leptinotarsa rubiginosa - Reddish Potato Beetle

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Range · Food · Remarks · Works Cited
Leaf Beetle - Leptinotarsa rubiginosa Reddish Potatoe Beetle - Leptinotarsa rubiginosa - Leptinotarsa rubiginosa On Ground Cherry - Leptinotarsa rubiginosa Reddish Potato Beetle, lateral - Leptinotarsa rubiginosa Reddish Potato Beetle, ventral - Leptinotarsa rubiginosa Reddish Potato Beetle, anterior - Leptinotarsa rubiginosa Reddish Potato Beetle, left metatarsal segment 3 adhesive pad, ventral - Leptinotarsa rubiginosa Unk Red beetle - Embudito Canyon, NM, U.S. - Leptinotarsa rubiginosa
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 Chrysomelinae
Tribe Chrysomelini
Subtribe Doryphorina
Genus Leptinotarsa
Species rubiginosa (Reddish Potato Beetle)
Explanation of Names
rubig - Latin for red, reddish (1)
Numbers
12 spp. of Leptinotarsa north of Mex. per Riley et al. (2003), but Jacques (1988) lists only 9 spp north of Mex, but discusses 31 of the 41 known species of the world. (2) (3)
Range
sw. AZ to c. TX / south to c. Mex (3)
Food
Solanaceae (4)
Remarks
Detailed write up here from Jacques (1988) (3)
Works Cited
1.Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms
By Donald J. Borror
2.Catalog of Leaf Beetles of America North of Mexico
By Ed Riley, Shawn Clark, and Terry Seeno
3.The Potato Beetles: The Genus Leptinotarsa in North America (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae)
By Richard L. Jacques
4.Host Plants of Leaf Beetle Species Occuring in the United States and Canada
By Shawn Clark, Douglas LeDoux, Terry Seeno, Edward Riley, Arthur Gilbert, and James Sullivan. 2004.
Contributed by Daniel P Duran on 3 September, 2007 - 2:47pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 15 May, 2012 - 2:29pm

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