Species Phyllotreta striolata - Striped Flea Beetle

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · Range · See Also · Works Cited

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Black Flea Beetle with Four Spots - Phyllotreta striolata

Phyllotreta striolata - Striped Flea Beetle? - Phyllotreta striolata

Phyllotreta striolata - Phyllotreta striolata

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)

Genus Phyllotreta

Species striolata (Striped Flea Beetle)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Phyllotreta striolata (Fabricius)

Orig. Comb: Haltica striolata Fabricius 1803

Size

2.1-2.5 mm

Identification

Elongate oval. Shining black, elytra marked with yellow.

Antennae black, basal 3 segments yellow-brown, 5th segment usually 1/3 longer than 4th, its width 1/4 its length.

Head, pronotum and elytra closely punctate, elytral punctures substriate. Each elytron with yellow vitta, sinuate mesad basally; or with basal and subapical yellow spot, apical one curving mesad caudally. (Auburn.edu)

Range

Palearctic immigrant est. across NA (CA-FL-NF-BC) - Map (1)(2), mostly across n. NA

See Also

First 4 antennal segments of liebecki light brown, 5-11 dark brown; male with 5th antennal segment stouter than striolata but less stout than in P. zimmermanni. (3)

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.	The leaf beetles of Alabama Edward Balsbaugh and Kirby Hays. 1972. Agricultural Experiment Station, Auburn University.

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 18 June, 2007 - 2:05pm
Additional contributions by tom murray, Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 21 August, 2024 - 2:29pm

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