Neolochmaea obliterata
| Neolochmaea obliterata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Neolochmaea |
| Species: | N. obliterata
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| Binomial name | |
| Neolochmaea obliterata (Olivier, 1808)
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Neolochmaea obliterata is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in the Neotropical region,[1] but was introduced to southern Florida.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5.5‒7.6 mm.
Biology
It has been recorded feeding on Spermacoce terminalis.[2]
References
- ^ Part of this text is from “New World genera of Galerucinae Latreille, 1802 (tribes Galerucini Latreille, 1802, Metacyclini Chapuis, 1875, and Luperini Gistel, 1848): an annotated list and identification key (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)” by Keezhpattillam Viswajyothi, Shwan M. Clark. This article is licensed under the [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC BY 4.0 license
- ^ Bug Guide