Odontota arizonica

Odontota arizonica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Odontota
Species:
O. arizonica
Binomial name
Odontota arizonica
(Uhmann, 1938)
Synonyms[1]
  • Xenochalepus arizonicus Uhmann, 1938

Odontota arizonica is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Central America and North America,[1][2][3] where it has been recorded from Mexico (Baja California) and the United States (Arizona, New Mexico).

Biology

The foodplant is unknown, but adults have been collected on Glycine max, Quercus species (including Quercus devia), Sophora japonica, Zinnia species and Amorpha fruticosa.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Odontota arizonica Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. ^ "Odontota arizonica". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  3. ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Chalepini" (PDF). 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.