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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Longhorn and Leaf Beetles (Chrysomeloidea) » Leaf Beetles (Chrysomelidae) » Case-bearing Leaf Beetles (Cryptocephalinae) » Cryptocephalini » Cryptocephalina » Cryptocephalus » Badius group (Cryptocephalus Badius group) » Cryptocephalus badius

Species Cryptocephalus badius

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Life Cycle · Remarks · Works Cited
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Chrysomeloidea (Longhorn and Leaf Beetles)
Family Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)
Subfamily Cryptocephalinae (Case-bearing Leaf Beetles)
Tribe Cryptocephalini
Subtribe Cryptocephalina
Genus Cryptocephalus
No Taxon (Badius group)
Species badius (Cryptocephalus badius)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Cryptocephalus badius Suffrian 1852
Explanation of Names
Latin badius, "reddish brown, chestnut colored, bay" (Wiktionary)
Size
Length: 3.6 to 4.6 mm. (1)
Identification
The red pronotum and cream spot pattern on the elytra are distinctive. … John R. Watts, 8 July, 2008
Range
e. US (TX-FL-NJ-KS) - Map (2)(3)
Life Cycle
Hostplants: Gaylussacia sp., Quercus sp., Taxodium distichum (4).
Remarks
The 69 specimens examined by White (1968) in the USNM were collected in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Florida, Mississippi, Kansas, and Oklahoma. (1)
Works Cited
1.A review of the genus Cryptocephalus in America north of Mexico (Chrysomelidae: Coleoptera).
White, R.E. 1968. USNM Bulletin 290. 124 pp.
2.Catalog of Leaf Beetles of America North of Mexico
Ed Riley, Shawn Clark, and Terry Seeno. 2003. Coleopterists Society.
3.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
4.Leaf and Seed Beetles of South Carolina
Janet Ciegler. 2007. Clemson University.
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 8 July, 2008 - 10:33pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Mike Quinn, Edward Ruden
Last updated 6 November, 2021 - 2:47pm

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