Brachycoryna hardyi

Brachycoryna hardyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Brachycoryna
Species:	B. hardyi
Binomial name
Brachycoryna hardyi (Crotch, 1874)
Synonyms
Odontota hardyiCrotch, 1874 Microrhopala melsheimeriCrotch, Gemminger & Harold, 1876 Brachycoryna horniWeise, 1905 Brachycoryna confusaHatch, 1971

Brachycoryna hardyi is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Central America and North America, ^{[1] [2] [3]} where it has been recorded from Canada (Alberta, British Columbia), the United States (Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington) and Mexico (Baja California).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.5-3.7 mm. They have a black head and the pronotum is reddish-yellow sometimes with dark markings. The elytron is either reddish-yellow with dark markings or black with reddish markings. ^[4]

Biology

This species has been found feeding on Ceanothus lucodermis , Ceanothus sanguineus and Ceanothus velutinus . ^[5]

References

1. "Brachycoryna hardyi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
2. "Brachycoryna hardyi". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
3. "Brachycoryna hardyi species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
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.