Anisostena lecontii

Anisostena lecontii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Anisostena
Species:
A. lecontii
Binomial name
Anisostena lecontii
(Baly, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Charistena lecontii Baly, 1864
  • Anisostena lecontei
  • Anisostena leconteii

Anisostena lecontii is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America,[1][2][3] where it has been recorded from Florida, South Carolina and Virginia.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.6-4.8 mm. The head and elytron are black, while the pronotum is red with black basal and apical margins.[4]

Biology

Adults have been collected on Panicum repens, but it is not certain that this is the foodplant.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Anisostena lecontii Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Anisostena lecontii". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ Staines, C. L. (1994). "A revision of the genus Anisostena Weise (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Hispinae). Part II. The subgenus Anisostena: Key to the species groups and the ariadne species group". Insecta Mundi. 8 (1–2): 125–135. ISSN 0749-6737.
  4. ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World". USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.

Further reading

  • Borowiec, Lech (1999). A world catalogue of the Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Biologicae Silesiae. ISBN 978-83-909804-4-7.
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26091-7.