Brown and Black Beetle - Bromius obscurus

Moved

Moved from Bromius.

… Boris Büche, 15 August, 2007 - 5:21am

Moved

… Jim McClarin, 14 August, 2007 - 7:41pm

OOOPS Bromius obscurus

Oops I got this species wrong. I thought it was a Xanthonia even though it didn´t look quiet like the others, but I overlooked the red version of the introduced Bromius obscurus
see here: http://www.biol.uni.wroc.pl/cassidae/European%20Chrysomelidae/Iconography/Bromius%20obscurus.jpg
Boris can you move this one and the other two to Bromius
Sorry!

… Rob Westerduijn, 14 August, 2007 - 1:05pm

I moved them to genus, Rob.

Should I create a page for obscurus also and move them there?

… Jim McClarin, 14 August, 2007 - 7:43pm

I take over

I think that is what Rob suggested to do - and no second species is listed for North America also.

Funny, that you have the bicoulored form - I never found one of these in Germany, but only the completely black ones. Favorite hostplant in europe is fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium), and that is perhaps what we see here, too.

… Boris Büche, 15 August, 2007 - 5:20am

Bromius obscurus

yes it´s funny they are bicoulered. I also only knew the black version till I saw the photos on Lech Borowiec´s excellent site yesterday. I think it is the only species in europe too (monotypical genus??)

… Rob Westerduijn, 15 August, 2007 - 12:40pm

Moved

Moved from Eumolpinae.

… Boris Büche, 29 June, 2007 - 4:35am

Moved

Moved from Leaf Beetles.

… Eric R. Eaton, 5 December, 2006 - 3:34pm

Moved

Moved from Beetles.

… Phillip Harpootlian, 27 September, 2006 - 11:44am

Eumolpinae

Although a nice shot, it is hard to see many of the important characters on this beetle (like the tarsi). I´m pretty sure however it in a oval leafbeetle; subfamily Eumolpinae of Chrysomelidae

… Rob Westerduijn, 25 September, 2006 - 11:28am

Xanthonia

genus Xanthonia

… Rob Westerduijn, 24 November, 2006 - 9:05am