Xenochalepus ater
| Xenochalepus ater | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Xenochalepus |
| Species: | X. ater
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| Binomial name | |
| Xenochalepus ater (Weise, 1905)
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Xenochalepus ater 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 the United States (Arizona, Texas) and Mexico (Guerrero, Jalisco, Morelos).[4]
Biology
The recorded food plants are Glycine max and Phaseolus vulgaris. Furthermore, adults have been collected on Robinia species, Rhamnus betulifolia and Platanus wrightii.[5]
References
- ^ "Xenochalepus ater Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Xenochalepus ater". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Xenochalepus ater species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ Mexican leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Megalopodidae, Orsodacnidae, and Chrysomelidae): new records and checklist
- ^ 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
- Butte, Janardhan G. (1968). "Revision of the Tribe Chalepini of America North of Mexico. I. Genus Xenochalepus Weise (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 22 (2): 45–62. doi:10.5962/p.372413. JSTOR 3999261.
- 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.