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Three new hispine beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) from the United States and a new United States record.

By Riley, E.G.
The Coleopterists Bulletin 69(4): 183-190., 2015
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Edward G. Riley. 2015. Three new hispine beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) from the United States and a new United States record. The Coleopterists Bulletin 69(4): 183-190.

Abstract (w thumbnails incerted)

Three new species of hispine beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) from the United States are described, illustrated, and discussed:

Baliosus randia Riley (Texas),
Heptispa brevicornis Riley (Texas), and
Sumitrosis triplehorni Riley (Florida).

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A fourth species originally described from Mexico, Odontota signaticollis (Baly), is newly recorded from the United States (Arizona, New Mexico) and is removed from Xenochalepus Wiese and newly combined with Odontota Chevrolat, new combination.

Contributed by Mike Quinn on 28 December, 2015 - 3:21pm
Last updated 17 December, 2019 - 3:43pm

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