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Species Disonycha procera

Beetle? - Disonycha procera Disonycha procera Casey - Disonycha procera Flea Beetle - Disonycha procera Small striped beetle near outdoor light at night - Disonycha procera Disonycha procera Casey - Disonycha procera Which Disonycha? - Disonycha procera Striped beetle, backside - Disonycha procera Disonycha, possibly pennsylvanicus - Disonycha procera
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 Galerucinae (Skeletonizing Leaf Beetles and Flea Beetles)
Tribe Alticini (Flea Beetles)
No Taxon (Disonycha Genus Group)
Genus Disonycha
Species procera (Disonycha procera)
Explanation of Names
Disonycha procera Casey, 1884
Identification
See info page for Disonycha pensylvanica

Disonycha procera:
- head usually red anteriour of antennal base;
- legs usually with red femora, also tibiae can be partly red;
(dark varieties with legs all dark occur)
- abdomen usually completely red;
- elytra finely punctured, +/- costate in females;
- pronotum with 0 -5 spots (may fuse);
- 5.6-6.8 mm body length.
Range
The most widespread species of the pensylvanica-group. e. NA to BC (TX-GA-QC-BC) / Mex. - Map (1)(2), most GBIF records s. CAN & n. US
confirmed BC and OR localities situated east of the coastal mountain chain.(3)
Food
Knotweed - Polygonum (Polygonaceae) (4), (5)
Remarks
Type Locality: Delaware
Print References
Casey, T.L. 1884[–1885]. Contributions to the descriptive and systematic coleopterology of North America. Part I. Collins Printing House, Philadelphia. 198 pp.
Internet References
Type - Smithsonian
Works Cited
1.Catalog of Leaf Beetles of America North of Mexico
Ed Riley, Shawn Clark, and Terry Seeno. 2003. Coleopterists Society.
2.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
3.Revision of the Beetles of the Genus Disonycha Occuring in America North of Mexico
Doris Holmes Blake. 1933. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, Vol 82.
4.The leaf beetles of Alabama
Edward Balsbaugh and Kirby Hays. 1972. Agricultural Experiment Station, Auburn University.
5.Scarab beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of South Carolina
Phillip J. Harpootlian. 2001. Clemson University Public Service.