Zabrotes chavesi

Zabrotes chavesi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Zabrotes
Species:
Z. chavesi
Binomial name
Zabrotes chavesi

Zabrotes chavesi is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae.[2][3][4][5] It is found in the Americas,[2] from northern South America (Venezuela) through Central America to Mexico[5][6] and Arizona (USA).[5] It is named for Franklin Chaves, the director of Santa Rosa National Park (Costa Rica), which is the type locality of this species.[1]

The holotype was collected from Cassia leptocarpa (=Senna hirsuta) seeds.[1] Other food plants include Cassia emarginata (=Senna bicapsularis) and Senna spectabilis.[6]

Zabrotes chavesi measure 1.6–2.8 mm (0.063–0.110 in) in length[6] and are dorsally brown with some grey markings.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Kingsolver, John M. (1980). "Eighteen new species of Bruchidae, principally from Costa Rica, with host records and distributional notes (Insecta: Coleoptera)". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 93: 229–283 [243].
  2. ^ a b "Zabrotes chavesi Kingsolver, 1980". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  3. ^ "Zabrotes chavesi Kingsolver, 1980". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  4. ^ "Zabrotes chavesi Kingsolver, 1980". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  5. ^ a b c "Zabrotes chavesi Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  6. ^ a b c Romero, Jesús; Johnson, Clarence Dan (2000). "Revision of the genus Zabrotes Horn of Mexico (Coleoptera: Bruchidae: Amblycerinae)". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 126 (2): 221–274 [232]. JSTOR 25078712.