Genus Acalymma

Classification · Numbers · Size · Identification · Food · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Striped Cucumber Beetle - Acalymma vittatum

beetle on squash blossom - Acalymma vittatum

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 Luperini

Genus Acalymma

Numbers

Neartica lists 6 North American species: blandula, gouldi, peregrinum, trivittata, vincta and vittata.

Size

5-6.5 mm

Identification

The 6 species of Acalymma are distinctive for the 3 dark stripes and closely spaced rows of punctures on the elytra. (1)

Food

A. vittatum and A.trivittata are pests of cucumber plants.

Print References

"Peterson's Field Guide to Beetles" p.297 (1)

"American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico" (2), p. 502.

Internet References

The Insects of Cedar Creek has info and photos of pinned adults.

The Virgina Coop Extension has a detailed article on Cucumber Beetles both A. vittatum and Diabrotica undecimpunctata.

Works Cited

1.	Peterson Field Guides: Beetles By Richard E. White

2.	American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico By Ross H. Arnett

Contributed by Tony DiTerlizzi on 18 July, 2004 - 8:01pm
Last updated 4 July, 2005 - 8:46am

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