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Species Anisostena ariadne

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 Cassidinae (Tortoise Beetles and the Hispines)

Tribe Chalepini

Genus Anisostena

Species ariadne (Anisostena ariadne)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Anisostena ariadne (Newman)

Orig. Comb: Hispa ariadne Newman 1840(1841)

Size

Length 4.6-5.3 mm

Identification

Head blue-black, strongly alutaceous, frons with deep, median, vertical depression, and thin carina between antennae. Eyes with deep vertical sulcus on mesal border. Antennae black, apical 5 segments with brown pubescense. Pronotum orange or red, anterior border rather broadly black; alutaceous and punctate with very large punctures. Elytra black with purple hues, each elytron with large punctures in 4 double rows, separated by 3 distinct costae. Legs and venter black except prosternum orange.(1)

Range

e. US (NJ-FL to MO-TX) - Map (2)(3)

Season

mostly: Apr-Aug (3)

Works Cited

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

2.	Annotated list of the leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) of Kentucky: Subfamily Cassidinae Barney R.J., Clark S.M., Riley E.G. 2007. J. Kentucky Acad. Sci. 68: 132-144.

3.	Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

Contributed by Ted Kropiewnicki on 17 September, 2007 - 11:52pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 30 May, 2023 - 2:52pm

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