Glyptoscelis pubescens, known generally as the hairy leaf beetle or pine chrysomelid, is a species of leaf beetle.[3][4][5][6] It is found in eastern North America.[6] It is a potential pest of pine trees.[1]
| Glyptoscelis pubescens | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Glyptoscelis |
| Species: | G. pubescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Glyptoscelis pubescens (Fabricius, 1777)
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Parasites of G. pubescens include the parasitoid wasps Eupelmus sp. (in Eupelmidae) and Microctonus glyptosceli (in Braconidae, subfamily Euphorinae).[1][7]
References
edit- ^ a b c Klein, M. G.; Coppel, H. C. (1969). "The Pine Chrysomelid, Glyptoscelis pubescens, in Northwestern Wisconsin". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 62 (1): 1–7. doi:10.1093/aesa/62.1.1.
- ^ Horn, G. H. (1886). "A review of the species described by Olivier in the "Entomologie"". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 13 (2): 135–144. JSTOR 25076471.
- ^ "Glyptoscelis pubescens Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "Glyptoscelis pubescens species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "Glyptoscelis pubescens". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ a b "Glyptoscelis pubescens Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ Loan, C.C.; Klein, M. G.; Coppel, H. C. (1969). "Microctonus glyptosceli n. sp., a parasite of Glyptoscelis pubescens (F.) in Wisconsin". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 71 (2): 230–233.
Further reading
edit- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26091-7.