Neolochmaea obliterata

Neolochmaea obliterata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Neolochmaea
Species:	N. obliterata
Binomial name
	Neolochmaea obliterata; (Olivier, 1808)
Synonyms
	Galerucella obliterata Olivier, 1808 ; Yingaresca obliterata ; Trirrhabda dilatipennis Jacoby, 1886 ; Neolochmaea dilatipennis ; Ophraella dilatipennis ;

Neolochmaea obliterata is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in the Neotropical region, 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.

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

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[1] 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

[2] Bug Guide