Brachycoryna pumila

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Brachycoryna pumila
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Brachycoryna
Species:
B. pumila
Binomial name
Brachycoryna pumila

Brachycoryna pumila is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America, [1] [2] [3] where it has been recorded from Colombia, Mexico (Baja California), the United States (Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah), Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, [[Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama and Venezuela.

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.5-3.5 mm. They have a black head, while the pronotum is brownish-yellow. The elytron is yellow with variable brown markings. [4]

Biology

They have been recorded feeding on Sida rhombifolia , Sida spinosa , Sida cordifolia , Malvastrum cormandelinua and Malvastrum americanum . [5]

References

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

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