Acanthoscelides alboscutellatus

Acanthoscelides alboscutellatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Subfamily:	Bruchinae
Tribe:	Bruchini
Genus:	Acanthoscelides
Species:	A. alboscutellatus
Binomial name
Acanthoscelides alboscutellatus (Horn, 1873)

Acanthoscelides alboscutellatus is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Central America and North America. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Acanthoscelides alboscutellatus hide in fruit over the winter. Adult beetles tend to have a lower survival rate during the end of hibernation if the fruit they are taking cover in does not open due to them not being able to leave it. ^[4]

References

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Further reading

• Riley, Ed; Clark, S.; Seeno, T. (2003). Catalog of Leaf Beetles of America North of Mexico. Coleopterists Society. ISBN   9780972608718.
• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books. ISBN   978-90-04-26091-7.

1. "Acanthoscelides alboscutellatus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
2. "Acanthoscelides alboscutellatus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
3. "Acanthoscelides alboscutellatus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
4. acanthosecelides< /acanthosecelides> "Host plant-mediated variation in overwintering site quality: implications for the size and composition of populations of Acanthoscelides alboscutellatus (Coleoptera: Bruchidae)". Oecologia. 1993-12-01. doi:10.1007/BF00320506. ISSN   1432-1939.