Species Glyphuroplata pluto

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Food · Life Cycle · Print References · Works Cited

St. Andrews leaf miner on Digitaria SA591 2016 2 - Glyphuroplata pluto

Pelham road leaf miner on Digitaria D794 2017 2 - Glyphuroplata pluto

Lake Crabtree leaf miner on Digitaria ciliaris D1786 2019 3 - Glyphuroplata pluto

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 Glyphuroplata

Species pluto (Glyphuroplata pluto)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Glyphuroplata pluto (Newman)

Orig. Comb: Hispa pluto Newman 1841

Explanation of Names

Evidently named for the Roman god Pluto; other species described on the same and preceding pages include Hispa bacchus, H. ariadne, H. erebus, and H. hecate (names likewise taken from Greek and Roman mythology, seemingly at random).

Size

2 to 3.9 mm (1)

Range

e NA to AB (TX-FL-NB-AB)(2)

Food

Larval host plants are Panicum capillare and Andropogon gerardii (Poaceae). (1)

Life Cycle

Most Hispinae are leaf-miners.

Print References

Newman, E. 1840(1841). Entomological Notes. Entomologist, London 2: 17-32.

Works Cited

1.	The Hispine Beetles of America North of Mexico (Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) Charles L. Staines. 2006. 2006. Virginia Museum of Natural History, in association with the Smithsonian Institution.

2.	Catalog of Leaf Beetles of America North of Mexico Ed Riley, Shawn Clark, and Terry Seeno. 2003. Coleopterists Society.

Contributed by v belov on 15 May, 2011 - 2:04am
Additional contributions by Bbarnd, Mike Quinn, ceiseman
Last updated 20 August, 2019 - 10:28am

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