Baliosus nervosus, the basswood leaf miner, is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3] Its typical host is basswood, and adults skeletonize the surface of leaves.[4] Larvae have been known to create leaf mines on soybean leaves.[5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Baliosus |
| Species: | B. nervosus
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| Baliosus nervosus (Panzer, 1794)
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References
edit- ^ "Baliosus nervosus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Archived from the original on 2021-12-18. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Baliosus nervosus". GBIF. Archived from the original on 2024-04-28. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Baliosus nervosus species Information". BugGuide.net. Archived from the original on 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Basswood Leafminer Damage Becoming Evident". BYGL. 2018-08-07. Archived from the original on 2021-03-11. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
- ^ Buntin, G. D.; Pedigo, L. P. (1982-12-01). "Foliage Consumption and Damage Potential of Odontota horni and Baliosus nervosus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) on Soybean1". Journal of Economic Entomology. 75 (6). Oxford University Press (OUP): 1034–1037. doi:10.1093/jee/75.6.1034. ISSN 1938-291X.
Further reading
edit- Borowiec, Lech (1999). A world catalogue of the Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Biologicae Silesiae. ISBN 978-83-909804-4-7.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26091-7.
External links
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