Microrhopala rubrolineata

Microrhopala rubrolineata is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Central America and North America.[1][2][3] Like other Microrhopala species, they prefer plants with composite flowers, especially the goldenrods and daisy-sunflower types.[4]

Microrhopala rubrolineata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Microrhopala
Species:
M. rubrolineata
Binomial name
Microrhopala rubrolineata
(Mannerheim, 1843)
Synonyms[1]
  • Microrhopala militaris Van Dyke, 1925
  • Microrhopala signaticollis LeConte, 1859
  • Microrhopala vulnerata Horn, 1883

Subspecies

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These four subspecies belong to the species Microrhopala rubrolineata:

  • Microrhopala rubrolineata militaris
  • Microrhopala rubrolineata rubrolineata J. L. LeConte, 1859
  • Microrhopala rubrolineata signaticollis J. L. LeConte, 1859
  • Microrhopala rubrolineata vulnerata Horn, 1883

References

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  1. ^ a b "Microrhopala rubrolineata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. ^ "Microrhopala rubrolineata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  3. ^ Clark, Shawn M. (1983). "A Revision of the Genus Microrhopala (coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in America North of Mexico". The Great Basin Naturalist. 43 (4): 597–618. ISSN 0017-3614.

Further reading

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  • 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.