Brachycoryna pumila
| Brachycoryna pumila | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Brachycoryna |
| Species: | B. pumila
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| Binomial name | |
| Brachycoryna pumila Guérin-Méneville, 1844
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Brachycoryna pumila is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America,[1][2][3] where it has been recorded from Colombia, Mexico (Baja California), the United States (Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah), Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama and Venezuela.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 2.5-3.5 mm. They have a black head, while the pronotum is brownish-yellow. The elytron is yellow with variable brown markings.[4]
Biology
They have been recorded feeding on Sida rhombifolia, Sida spinosa, Sida cordifolia, Malvastrum cormandelinua and Malvastrum americanum.[5]
References
- ^ "Brachycoryna pumila Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Brachycoryna pumila". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Brachycoryna pumila species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ Staines, C. L. Jr. (1986). "A Revision of the genus Brachycoryna (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Hispinae)". Insecta Mundi. 1 (4): 231–241. ISSN 0749-6737.
- ^ 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
- Staines, C. L. Jr. (1986). "A Revision of the genus Brachycoryna (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Hispinae)". Insecta Mundi. 1 (4): 231–241. ISSN 0749-6737.
- 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.