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Species Leptinotarsa rubiginosa - Reddish Potato Beetle

 
 
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An Investigation of Evolution in Chrysomelid Beetles of the Genus Leptinotarsa
By William Lawrence Tower
Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1906
Extensive treatise on Leptinotarsa, includes range maps, plates, quantitative data, instructions for specimen preparation (including preserving and restoring color), and other detailed discussions.

Full text.

The Potato Beetles: The Genus Leptinotarsa in North America (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae)
By Jacques, R.L
CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. 144 pp., 1988
Limited Preview Available Here

Based on over 2,500 specimens representing all the species of Leptinotarsa in Canada, the United States, and Mexico, this book includes studies on 31 of the 41 known species of the world. Included are host records, when available, and distribution data.

The most complete information is available for nine species found in the United States.

Jacques, R.L. 1988. The Potato Beetles: The Genus Leptinotarsa in North America (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae). CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. 144 pp.

Notes on Calligrapha Chevrolat (Subgenus Zygogramma Chevrolat) and Tritaenia Motschulsky (Col.: Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae)
By Clark S.M., Douglas H.B., Cavan D.J.
Col. Bull. 78: 281‒295

Phylogeographic assessment of mtDNA paraphyly and the evolution of unisexuality in Calligrapha (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)
By Gómez‐Zurita J., Cardoso A.
J. Zool. Syst. Evol. Res. 57: 561‒579, 2019

A Review of the North American Chrysomeline Leaf Beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae).
By John A. Wilcox.
New York Museum and Science Service Bulletin No. 421. 37 pp., 1972
Wilcox, J.A. 1972. A Review of the North American Chrysomeline Leaf Beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). New York Museum and Science Service Bulletin No. 421. 37 pp., 162 figs.

Presents a checklist and compilation of keys to 136 North American species of the Chrysomelinae subfamily.

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An annotated checklist of Missouri leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae).
By Riley, E.G. & W.R. Enns.
Transactions of the Missouri Academy of Science 13: 53–83., 1979
Riley, E.G. & W.R. Enns. 1979. An annotated checklist of Missouri leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Transactions of the Missouri Academy of Science 13: 53–83.

Doris Holmes Blake - Necrolog with appendix: Bibliography to her works.
By Froeschner, R.C., Froeschner, E.M.L. & Cartwright, O.L.
Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash., 83(3): 544 - 564, 1981
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Useful source; hopefully, any article published in Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. is available online.

New species of Galerucinae and Alticinae with notes on other species (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)
By J. A. Wilcox
The Ohio Journal of Science 53(1): 51-58, 1953

 
 
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