Syneta simplex is a species of leaf beetle found in North America.[1][2][3][4] The species includes the two subspecies Syneta simplex simplex, which lives at elevations considerably below timberline and feeds on Garry oak (Quercus garryana), and Syneta simplex subalpina, which is found near timberline in Washington and British Columbia and feeds on alpine fir (Abies lasiocarpa).[5]
Syneta simplex | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Chrysomelidae |
Genus: | Syneta |
Species: | S. simplex
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Binomial name | |
Syneta simplex LeConte, 1857
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Subspecies | |
References
edit- ^ "Syneta simplex Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- ^ "Syneta simplex species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- ^ "Syneta simplex". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- ^ "Syneta simplex Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- ^ Edwards, J. G. (1953). "Species of the genus Syneta of the World (Coleoptera : Chrysomeloidea)". The Wasmann Journal of Biology. 11 (1): 23–82.
Further reading
edit- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26091-7.