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Species Capraita quercata

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · Range · Remarks · See Also · Works Cited
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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)
No Taxon (Oedionychis Genus Group)
Genus Capraita
Species quercata (Capraita quercata)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Capraita quercata (Fabricius)
Orig. Comb: Galleruca quercata Fabricius, 1801
Size
4 - 5 mm
Identification
Head and pronotum reddish, unspotted; elytra distinctly punctured, blackish (margin may be narrowly lighter, but not as pale as pronotum)
Range
coastal se US states (LA-FL-MD) (1)
Remarks
The species has for long been misinterpreted:
Oedionychis quercata sensu Horn et auct., non Fabricius = Capraita circumdata Randall
See Also
Capraita circumdata (Randall)
- Range: e. NA
Works Cited
1.Catalog of Leaf Beetles of America North of Mexico
Ed Riley, Shawn Clark, and Terry Seeno. 2003. Coleopterists Society.
Contributed by Boris Büche on 5 November, 2018 - 3:07am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 9 September, 2024 - 4:51pm

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