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Larry Reis
tiny black beetle with white stripes -
Systena
Chipera Prairie, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
August 28, 2020
Size: ~5 mm
I wonder if this very small beetle might be an elongate flea beetle, Systena elongata?
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Contributed by
Larry Reis
on 3 March, 2021 - 7:41am
Last updated 10 March, 2021 - 8:46am
Moved
Moved from
Leaf Beetles
.
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Tyler Hedlund
, 10 March, 2021 - 8:46am
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Systena
Thanks so much for identifying this flea beetle to the genus Systena!
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Larry Reis
, 10 March, 2021 - 9:14am
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You're welcome!
I think you've likely got the species correct as well, but I've talked with a couple chrysomelid people at work and they say the genus is badly in need of a revision, so that's why I didn't move it further.
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Tyler Hedlund
, 10 March, 2021 - 9:18am
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Systena
Thanks so much for letting me know that Systena is in a state of flux and that this flea beetle is likely in the elongate flea beetle clan.
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Larry Reis
, 10 March, 2021 - 9:42am
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