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Species Paria fragariae-complex - Strawberry Rootworm

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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 Eumolpinae
Tribe Typophorini
No Taxon (Section Typophorites)
Genus Paria
Species fragariae-complex (Strawberry Rootworm)
Explanation of Names
Paria fragariae Wilcox 1954
fragariae refers to one of the species' hosts, Fragaria or strawberry
Numbers
The strawberry rootworm species complex is currently subdivided into two subspecies, Paria fragariae fragariae Wilcox and Paria fragariae kirki Balsbaugh, but it is not confirmed whether these two groups interbreed. (Sampson et al. 2009)
Size
3 mm
Range
e. NA, Calif. (QC-FL to ON-ND, CA) - Map (1)(2)
Food
Hosts: Rosaceae (reported from Fragaria, Malus coronaria, Malus sylvestris, Prunus persica, Rosa, Rubus, Sorbus(3); reported as a pest to containerized azaleas in production nurseries (Boyd & Hesselein 2005)
Remarks
one named subspecies, P. f. kirki Balsbaugh 1970, known from AL, MD, NC, NY, PA, SC, TN(1)
Before the description of this species, it was often identified as P. canella (Fabricius) or P. quadrinotata (Say)(3)
Print References
Boyd Jr, D.W., Hesselein, C.P. (2005) Biology of the strawberry rootworm, Paria fragariae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in containerized azaleas. Southern Nursery Association Research Conference 49: 200-202.
Sampson, B.J., Kirker, G.T., Rinehart, T.A. 2009. Genetic diversity within and between nursery populations of Paria fragariae species Complex and implications for insecticide resistance. HortScience. 44(4): 1009. (Abstract)
Works Cited
1.Catalog of Leaf Beetles of America North of Mexico
Ed Riley, Shawn Clark, and Terry Seeno. 2003. Coleopterists Society.
2.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
3.Host plants of leaf beetle species occurring in the United States and Canada
Clark et al. 2004. Coleopterists Society, Special Publication no. 2, 476 pp.