Brachycoryna notaticeps

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Brachycoryna notaticeps
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Brachycoryna
Species:
B. notaticeps
Binomial name
Brachycoryna notaticeps
Pic, 1928
Synonyms
  • Microrhopala notaticepsHorn, 1883

Brachycoryna notaticeps is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay.

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.58-3.43 mm. They have a black head, while the pronotum is yellow with a black apical margin. The elytron has scattered brown markings. [1]

Biology

The foodplant is unknown, but adults have been collected from Sphaeralcea species. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Staines, C. L. Jr. (1986). "A Revision of the genus Brachycoryna (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Hispinae)". Insecta Mundi. 1 (4): 231–241. ISSN   0749-6737.
  2. ↑ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Chalepini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
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