Brachycoryna dolorosa

Brachycoryna dolorosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Brachycoryna
Species:	B. dolorosa
Binomial name
Brachycoryna dolorosa Van Dyke, 1925

Brachycoryna dolorosa is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America, ^{[1] [2] [3]} where it has been recorded from California, Idaho, Montana, Utah and Washington.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.1-3.1 mm. They have a black head and both the pronotum and elytron are shiny black, reddish-brown or yellow. ^[4]

Biology

The foodplant is unknown, but adults have been collected on Media elegans , Media sativa , Holocarpha heermannii , Hemizona species and Ceanothus cuneatus . ^[5]

References

1. "Brachycoryna dolorosa Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
2. "Brachycoryna dolorosa". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
3. "Brachycoryna dolorosa species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
4. Staines, C. L. Jr. (1986). "A Revision of the genus Brachycoryna (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Hispinae)". Insecta Mundi. 1 (4): 231–241. ISSN   0749-6737.
5. Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World". USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.

Further reading

• Staines, C. L. Jr. (1986). "A Revision of the genus Brachycoryna (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Hispinae)". Insecta Mundi. 1 (4): 231–241. ISSN   0749-6737.
• 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.