Chaetocnema denticulata

Chaetocnema denticulata
Conservation status
Unranked (NatureServe) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Tribe:	Alticini
Genus:	Chaetocnema
Species:	C. denticulata
Binomial name
Chaetocnema denticulata (Illiger, 1807)
Synonyms [2]
Haltica denticulataIlliger 1807

Chaetocnema denticulata, the toothed flea beetle or toothed fleabeetle, is a species of flea beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} It is widespread in the United States and also occurs in eastern Canada. ^{[1] [2]}

Description

Thorax with no features: elytra with dents. Mid and rear segment with teeth. ^[5]

References

1. "Chaetocnema denticulata Toothed Flea Beetle". NatureServe. 2 May 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
2. "Chaetocnema denticulata Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
3. "Chaetocnema denticulata (Illiger, 1807)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 10 May 2025.
4. "Chaetocnema denticulata (Illiger, 1807)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 10 May 2025.
5. "Genus Chaetocnema".

Further reading

• Nie, R-E; Bezděk, J.; Yang, X-K (2017). "How many genera and species of Galerucinae s. str. do we know? Updated statistics (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae). In: Chaboo CS, Schmitt M (Eds) Research on Chrysomelidae". ZooKeys. 720: 91–102. Bibcode:2017ZooK..720...91N. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.720.13517 . PMC   5740445 . PMID   29290727.
• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books. ISBN   978-90-04-26091-7.