Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Pachybrachis pectoralis (F. E. Melsheimer)
Orig. Comb: Cryptocephalus pectoralis F. E. Melsheimer, 1847
Identification
Form, especially of the male, narrower than usual; color dull yellow, maculate with brown or black; surface not or scarcely shining;
eyes narrowly separated; ocular lines present...
(1)
Front tibiae sinuate on the inner margin beyond the middle in both sexes
(2)
Det. E. G. Riley, 1994
Food
asso. w/ common locust -
Robinia pseudoacacia (Fabaceae)
(1)
Larvae found in unidentified rotting log thought to be Quercus (Stiefel 1993)
Print References
Barney, R.J. 2018. Definition and revision of the
pectoralis species-group of eastern North American
Pachybrachis Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cryptocephalinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 72(3): 471-499.
(3)
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.
Stiefel, V.L. 1993. The larval habitat of
Pachybrachis pectoralis (Melsheimer) and
Cryptocephalus fulguratus LeConte (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 66(4): 450-453.
JSTORContributed by
Mike Quinn on 27 February, 2012 - 7:36am
Last updated 15 July, 2023 - 3:04pm
