Xenochalepus rufithorax
| Xenochalepus rufithorax | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Xenochalepus |
| Species: | X. rufithorax
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| Binomial name | |
| Xenochalepus rufithorax (Baly 1885)[1]
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Xenochalepus rufithorax is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Mexico (Guerrero, Veracruz)[2] and Nicaragua.
Description
It is very similar to Xenochalepus erythroderus, but the clypeus is rather larger, less distinctly pentangular, and the oblique apical foveae are much smaller and narrower, the sides of the thorax are slightly distinctly trisinuate. The elytra are entirely black, and their apical teeth are rather finer.[3]
Biology
The food plant is unknown.[4]
References
- ^ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ^ Mexican leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Megalopodidae, Orsodacnidae, and Chrysomelidae): new records and checklist
- ^ Biologia Centrali-Americana: Insecta (Coleoptera) Vol. VI. part 2 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ 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.