Genus Phydanis

Classification · Numbers · Identification · Range · Food · Life Cycle · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Texas Snakeherb Flea Beetle - Phydanis bicolor - male

Texas Snakeherb Flea Beetle - Phydanis bicolor - female

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 Phydanis

Numbers

1 sp. n. of Mex. (1)

Identification

Males have distinctive antennae

Range

Edwards Plateau to Trans-Pecos, Texas

Food

Acanthaceae (see photos)

Life Cycle

Larvae probably feed subterraneanly.

Print References

Horn, G.H. 1889. A synopsis of the Halticinae of boreal America. Transactions of the American. Entomological Society 16: 163-320.

Internet References

TYPE - Harvard MCZ

Photos of beetle and host - Mike Quinn

Works Cited

1.	Catalog of Leaf Beetles of America North of Mexico By Ed Riley, Shawn Clark, and Terry Seeno

Contributed by Mike Quinn on 30 May, 2009 - 10:45am

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