Brachycoryna longula

Brachycoryna longula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Brachycoryna
Species:	B. longula
Binomial name
Brachycoryna longula Weise, 1907

Brachycoryna longula 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 the United States (Arizona, California, Nevada) and Mexico (Baja California).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.25-3.1 mm. They have a dark metallic green head and the pronotum is yellow with a black line and sometimes other brownish-yellow markings. The elytron is reddish-yellow or yellow with brownish-yellow markings. ^[4]

Biology

The foodplant is unknown, but adults have been collected on Hymenoclea monogyra , Ambrosia dumosa and Mimosa pigra . ^[5]

References

1. "Brachycoryna longula Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
2. "Brachycoryna longula". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
3. "Brachycoryna longula species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
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.