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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Longhorn and Leaf Beetles (Chrysomeloidea) » Leaf Beetles (Chrysomelidae) » Case-bearing Leaf Beetles (Cryptocephalinae) » Cryptocephalini » Cryptocephalina » Bassareus » Bassareus clathratus

Species Bassareus clathratus

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Identification · Range · Season · Remarks · See Also · Print References · Works Cited
Beetle - Bassareus clathratus Family Chrysomelidae - Bassareus clathratus Cylindrical leaf beetle? - Bassareus clathratus Beetle - Bassareus clathratus Casebearer beetle - Bassareus clathratus Bassareus clathratus Bassareus clathratus Beetle - Bassareus clathratus
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 Cryptocephalinae (Case-bearing Leaf Beetles)
Tribe Cryptocephalini
Subtribe Cryptocephalina
Genus Bassareus
Species clathratus (Bassareus clathratus)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Bassareus clathratus (Melsheimer)
Orig. Comb: Cryptocephalus clathratus F. E. Melsheimer 1847
Explanation of Names
clathr (L). 'lattice' (1)
Identification

Det. E. U. Balsbaugh, Jr. 1977
MO: Randolph Co.
Range
e. US (TX-GA-NY-SD) - Map (2)(3)
Season
Mostly: June-July (BG data)
Remarks
Type Locality: Pennsylvania
See Also
Bassareus brunnipes (Olivier)
- Range: TX-FL-NC-KS
Det. E. G. Riley
Print References
Melsheimer, F.E. 1847. Descriptions of new species of Coleoptera of the United States. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 3: 158-181. Full Text
Works Cited
1.Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms
Donald J. Borror. 1960. Mayfield Publishing Company.
2.Catalog of Leaf Beetles of America North of Mexico
Ed Riley, Shawn Clark, and Terry Seeno. 2003. Coleopterists Society.
3.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Contributed by Mike Quinn on 11 January, 2006 - 1:22pm
Additional contributions by Chuck Entz
Last updated 26 April, 2022 - 4:01pm

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