Brachycoryna longula

Brachycoryna longula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Brachycoryna
Species:
B. longula
Binomial name
Brachycoryna longula
Weise, 1907

Brachycoryna longula is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Central America and North America, where it has been recorded from the United States (Arizona, California, Nevada) and Mexico (Baja California).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.25-3.1 mm. They have a dark metallic green head and the pronotum is yellow with a black line and sometimes other brownish-yellow markings. The elytron is reddish-yellow or yellow with brownish-yellow markings.

Biology

The foodplant is unknown, but adults have been collected on Hymenoclea monogyra, Ambrosia dumosa and Mimosa pigra.

References

  1. ↑ "Brachycoryna longula Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  2. ↑ "Brachycoryna longula". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  3. ↑ Staines, C. L. Jr. (1986). "A Revision of the genus Brachycoryna (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Hispinae)". Insecta Mundi. 1 (4): 231–241. ISSN 0749-6737.
  4. ↑ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World". USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.

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