Xanthonia villosula
| Xanthonia villosula | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Xanthonia |
| Species: | X. villosula
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| Binomial name | |
| Xanthonia villosula (F. E. Melsheimer, 1847)
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Xanthonia villosula is a species of leaf beetle.[3][4][5][6] It is found in the eastern United States and eastern Canada (Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia).[6][7] It is associated with numerous woody plants including oaks.[6] [8]
Xanthonia villosula measure 2.8–3.5 mm (0.11–0.14 in) in length. The dorsal ground color is light reddish brown.[6]
References
- ^ Melsheimer, F. V. (1806). A Catalogue of the Insects of Pennsylvania, part 1. Hanover: W. D. Lepper. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.63142.
- ^ a b Melsheimer, F. E. (1847). "Descriptions of new species of Coleoptera of the United States". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 3: 158–181 [169]. JSTOR 4058494.
- ^ "Xanthonia villosula (F. E. Melsheimer, 1847)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ^ "Xanthonia villosula (F. E. Melsheimer, 1847)". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ^ "Xanthonia villosula (Melsheimer, 1847)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Xanthonia villosula Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ^ Webster, Reginald P.; Webster, Vincent L.; Alderson, Chantelle A.; Hughes, Cory C.; Sweeney, Jon D. (2016). "Further contributions to the Coleoptera fauna of New Brunswick with an addition to the fauna of Nova Scotia, Canada". ZooKeys. 573: 265–338. doi:10.3897/zookeys.573.7327. PMC 4829930. PMID 27110171.
- ^ Riley, E. G.; Weisman, D. M.; Quinn, M. A. (2019). "A taxonomic review of the Xanthonia species occurring in Texas (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Eumolpinae)". Zootaxa. 4668 (1): 1–29. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4668.1.1. PMID 31716636. S2CID 203412806.