Rhyparida dimidiata
| Rhyparida dimidiata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Rhyparida |
| Species: | R. dimidiata
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhyparida dimidiata | |
Rhyparida dimidiata is a species of beetle in the leaf beetle family (Chrysomelidae). It is endemic to Australia. The scientific name of the species was published in 1861 by Joseph Sugar Baly, who described it from Moreton Bay in Queensland.[1][2][3]
Description
Rhyparida dimidiata adults are 6-7 mm long, brown coloured with straight side and often shelter on or under the bark of Moreton Bay ash or blue gum.[4]
References
- ^ a b Baly, J. S. (1861). "Descriptions of new genera and species of Phytophaga". The Journal of Entomology. 1: 275–302.
- ^ Gressitt, J. L. (1967). "Chrysomelid beetles from the Papuan subregion, 4 (Eumolpinae, 2)" (PDF). Pacific Insects. 9 (2): 295–340.
- ^ Lea, A. M. (1915). "Notes on Australian Eumolpides (Coleoptera Chrysomelidae), with descriptions of new species". Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 39: 102–339.
- ^ Bailey, Peter T. (2007). Pests of Field Crops and Pastures: Identification and Control. Csiro Publishing. ISBN 978-0-643-06758-5.